Video Project

Here is the link to the video I made. I know that what I've done using PowerPoint, or something similar, but I still learned to use iMovie doing this assignment. It was kind of a pain figuring out how to use the program, because it's really finicky, but it's kind of fun. I generally don't approve of using videos to teach, because in my experience half of the room falls asleep. But it's a fun program. I'm sot sure if we're supposed to embed it or just attach the link, so I'm doing both.

Screen Picture-SketchUp

This is a picture of the work i did in SketchUp. I can't take a picture of the tools I use at the same time I take a picture.

Thoughts on Copyright

Copyright issues are something we come up against in theatre all the time. We have to get permission to do the shows we do, and generally permission to make any changes to the script. The teachers we work w/ pound this into us, because schools have gotten sued for breaking copyright. But they are less clear about the use of music and images we use in our shows. So it's nice to have a place to start as far as that goes for the productions we put on.

Copyright Assignment Video 2

While I think this video is a little over the top, it does seem to be following copyright rules well. It is all text, and at the bottom of the screen it cites where the information came from. The music all appears to be one song, and is not cited, but it is unspecific enough to be a piece that is just out there for people to use in presentations like this without having to pay for copyright. So the video itself is sound, but there is not record on YouTube of who created it. So that is a lack of citation. I did find the website of the person who put it together, and he gives information about sharing it. He says that it can be shared in public, but the creator should still be cited.
If this were simply being used and not put on public display, the music could fall under fair use laws. It sounds as though it could be 30 seconds, the amount you are allowed to use under fair use, lopped and played over and over again. It also doesn't decrease the value of the song, because it isn't unique enough for anyone to lose money by it being the background for this presentation.

Copyright Assignment Video 1

I wasn't sure if we were supposed to pick videos we might actually use in the classroom, so I didn't. Mormons like to put bits about the church out on the internet, but most of the time I'm pretty sure they are breaking copyright, like with this video. It is a series of images of Joseph Smith, with musical accompaniment. They post a link to another video about the person who arranged the music, but that isn't a citation, nor does it say they have permission to use it. If the composer has given permission for his work to be used for public display, then the music isn't breaking copyright, but that is unclear.
The images are mostly pictures I recognize that the church uses, which means they are copyrighted. This person would have had to go to numerous people to get permission to use thees images. Even if they are allowed to used these images for public display, they aren't cited anywhere in the video or on the page, so no one knows who the artists are.
If this was made for a purely educational setting and not put on public display, then under fair use,the pictures probably aren't breaking copyright, if there aren't more than 3 from the same collection or author. But they aren't cited, so who would know. And they used all of the music, not just 3 minutes of it, so unless the composer has given permission for all of it to be used, that is breaking copyright, as is the fact that the composer isn't cited.

Fair Use

Fair Use Laws:
-Non-profit
-Less than 10%
-Does it cut the market value

wikimedia.org/commons
freeplaymusic.com
creativecommons
copyrighteducation.org