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Ethics and Copyright Scenarios: 1.

A professor in a distance education course takes a article from a scholarly journal for students to use as a resource prior to completing an assignment. The professor provides a direct link to the source via the web and allows students to make copies of the article as well. In addition, along with the article, there are several other links which give students access to related articles from various books, journals, etc. Is the professor violating the copyright law? 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

2. A professor is concerned about the amount of money students are spending on textbooks for his class. Since the online course he is teaching is only for eight weeks, he does not see the need for students to spend $120 for a textbook. In order to help conserve money for his students, the professor makes a copy of the textbook available via a link from his blackboard page for his students to access. Is the professor violating any copyright laws? 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

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In order for students to become better acquainted with one another, the professor asks students to create a PowerPoint presentation about themselves. In the presentation, the professor asks students to use pictures of them in order to create a bond for one another. Once the students have submitted their work, the professor posts each presentation on his homepage for all classmates to see. Is the professor breaking any copyright laws by not acquiring permission from each student?

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

4. A professor asks students to complete an assignment, which deals with writing a report about the data findings of TAKS results for a specific school district. In order to provide students with guidance and structure for the assignment, the professor posts work from students from previous years as examples for student to follow. Prior to doing this, the professor did not receive consent from the students to use their work. Is this acceptable use of the students work? 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

5. For his final project in a distance education course, a student videotapes a lesson a teacher taught in one of his classrooms and writes a 10-page critique of the different instructional strategies used during the lesson, which could be used by various student teachers taking the online course. Along with his critique, the student posts the video for his classmates to see on his website to get a real sense of what was being seen in the classroom. Has the student violated any copyright laws even though he received permission from the teacher being taped?

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

6. A law professor posts voice notes on a lecture he attended two years ago over school law. The presenter was a school attorney who allowed all those in attendance to record and/or videotape his presentation. The professor then makes the voice notes available to his students to use as a resource for a law case in which they are researching. Is this practice acceptable? 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work

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