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Transformativeness – new word for me but it makes sense
For a long time now I’ve struggled with how to interpret the fair use provision when it comes to Copyright law. It’s a vexed issue for we educators, and particularly those of us who work in school...
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YouTube and copyright – the dilemma for educators
I love YouTube. I love the way it enables the everyman to generate content and connect with an audience. Just look at the remarkable things that can happen when a YouTube video goes viral. ‘Did you...
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Teaching students (and teachers!) how to search for Creative Commons images...
I ran a session recently with our Year 7 students about ethical use of images and music from the Web and the need for them to understand Creative Commons licenses. Our Head of Year 7 understands the...
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eT@lking – Creative Commons and its impact for education
Last Wednesday night I presented a session about Creative Commons for eT@lking in elluminate. These sessions are very ably moderated by Anne Mirtschin and Carole McCulloch, and feature some fine...
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School’s out Friday
Is John Green making sense to you here? Because he’s making a lot of sense to me. Copyright laws are vexed, but so is creating work and sharing it, only to receive no compensation other than the...
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Larry Lessig – Law, Leadership and Aaron Swartz
This is Larry Lessig, speaking at Harvard Law School as he accepts the Chair as Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership. As Dean Martha Minnow says at the end of Larry’s speech, this is a Chair...
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