Online Audio and Video at UMKC Nara Newcomer Next Generation Teaching And Learning Conference January 16, 2014

How do you use, or hope to use, online video/audio in your teaching?

Today’s Topics Legal issues Overview Fair Use TEACH Act DMCA Exceptions Solutions Digital Campus (from Swank Motion Pictures) Streaming Databases From UMKC Libraries Videos freely available online Securing rights Posting your legal video When online isn’t available

Legal Issues

Overview Fair Use TEACH Act DMCA Exceptions

Overview: Showing a video… Face-to-Face Classroom OK! Public performance rights not needed (unless non-teaching related or open to public) Online Instruction Restrictions Apply to both 100% online and to online supplements to f2f (Blackboard, etc.)

Overview: Copyright “Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17,U.S.Code) to the authors of ‘original works of authorship,’ including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.” Exceptions allow use of copyrighted works: Fair use TEACH Act

Fair Use (Title 17, Section 107, US Code) (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a 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; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. UMKC fair use checklist

TEACH Act Copyright exception for teaching via digital transmission. (2002 HR See p. 153.)2002 HR See p. 153 Goal: bring physical and virtual classroom possibilities closer together. (Does not harmonize them completely.)

Except not: works “produced or marketed primarily for performance or display as part of mediated instructional activities” performance of copies “not lawfully made and acquired.” “performance of a nondramatic literary or musical work” “reasonable and limited portions” of dramatic works. “in an amount comparable to that which is typically displayed in the course of a live classroom session.” TEACH Act allows

TEACH Act requirements “integral part of class instruction” “directly related” solely for “students officially enrolled in the course” an accredited educational institution with copyright policies. UMKC meets these requirements. TEACH Act checklist (from Columbia U) TEACH Act checklist More on the TEACH act in UMKC Copyright Guide

DMCA: Copying DVDs DVDs frequently protected by CSS and other technological protection measures VHS do not have this problem Breaking TPMS is illegal, even if your use is legal DMCA: Digital Millennium Copyright Act

DMCA Exceptions (2010, 2012) Allow: short portions “criticism or comment “ and “educational purposes” Use screen capture software If higher quality is needed, OK to break TPMs for “film studies or other courses requiring close analysis of film and media excerpts” Blu-ray discs not included in these exceptions

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Solutions

Digital Campus (from Swank Motion Pictures) Streaming databases from UMKC Libraries Videos freely available online Securing rights Posting your legal video When online isn’t available

Digital Campus (from Swank Motion Pictures)

Catalog of 20,000 titles available Primarily “movies”; some documentaries Mostly larger distributors Excluded: HBO, PBS, Fox, History Channel Must “activate” a one-semester license before using a film Can be shown in class, or any academic setting only open to UMKC affiliates UMKC purpose: provide course-related video streaming via Blackboard/Moodle

Swank Digital Campus Top 50

Lessons

How? Identify video you need from Digital Campus catalog Can request other titles; success and time needed will vary Request your video via Within 10 business days, the library sends you link to video and instructions to access the interactive platform to create lessons Create lessons if desired Place the links to your video in Blackboard/Moodle Do NOT links to the students

Streaming Databases from UMKC Libraries

Streaming Video Databases from UMKC Libraries BBC Shakespeare Plays Dance in Video Films on Demand (Feature Films for the Humanities & Sciences) Naxos Video Library (performing arts) Opera in Video Theatre in Video

Streaming databases: how? Find the video you desire Locate the “permalink”, “title URL”, “durable URL”, etc. If unsure, test by opening a different browser (ex.: if you are using Firefox, open in Chrome) and paste in the URL Now, simply paste the link in Blackboard or anywhere - our server will handle the authentication and access Some databases allow you to link to segments and create clips and playlists.

Streaming Audio Databases from UMKC Libraries American Song (vernacular music from America’s past) Database of Recorded American Music (mostly 20 th /21 st century “art” music) Naxos Music Library Jazz Naxos Music Library (classical & more) Smithsonian Global Sound (world music)

Videos Freely Available Online

Videos freely available online Avoid videos with infringing content Link to the videos rather than making a copy

Securing Rights

Library will provide assistance Library will pay up to $100 per course for permissions and royalties (additional costs will need to be covered by other means, such as by your department) Copyright Team at

Posting Your Legal Video

IS Streaming Media Server is available Follow instructions at: video.cfmhttp:// video.cfm

When Online Isn’t Available

Students obtain individually via Amazon, Netflix, etc. Put a physical copy on reserve in the library Select another video or audio recording

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