Copyright Information

Software Licensing Services ensures all district computers/devices have licensed software that work with the D11 network. Before purchasing any instructional and operational software, D11 staff must call Sheri White in Software Licensing for approval status on software and various versions;

1. pricing quotes
2. necessary forms
3. installation status
4. screening for potential student data privacy or copyright issues

Contact itlsreview@d11.org for more information.

• You may read live online (any format) for educational purposes

• You may post a video of that reading online, behind a class management system like Schoology. The video may stay up behind the class management system for as long as needed to serve the educational purpose and the needs of your students.

   

• YouTube:  Limit access to the video to students enrolled in the course; make sure that the video content serves a pedagogical purpose

• Video Streaming services:  Streaming services are intended for personal use. Services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc. are blocked by our network and will not be unblocked for classroom streaming.

• Showing CDs:  It is a violation of copyright law to show videos to a group (including a class) without having prior performance permissions.  Go to Swank Licensing for more information. 

• Copyright: an owner’s legal right to reproduce, display, transmit, perform and modify work. Copyright is also the right to publicly perform a sound recording by digital transmission.  A work is automatically copyrighted at the moment of creation.

• Fair Use: copyright law which allows individuals to make legal use of copyrighted materials without payment or permission under some circumstances to include the development of innovation and spread of knowledge (e.g., teaching and learning, news reporting, or criticism and commentary.

• Public Domain: works are either works whose copyright protection have expired (older works) OR works that are free to use without consideration of copyright – such as federal government work.

• Computer Copyright Law is very specific: One program for one computer. You may not load 1 program onto 2 computers even if you own both. 

• For any questions regarding copyright, contact ITLS.