This is a practical look at the issue of copyright for communication professionals. Presented at the 2015 ACE 2015 Conference in Charleston, N.C. (Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences.)
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Cite It Right
1. Cite It Right
A Practical Look at Copyright for
Communication Professionals
Mitchell Hoyer
Program Specialist
Iowa 4-H Youth Development
Sherry Hoyer
Communication Specialist
Iowa Pork Industry Center
Iowa Beef Center
2. Last week at the office…
From: Name omitted to protect the innocent
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 12:33 PM
To: Hoyer, Mitchell L [YOUTH]
Subject: Lego marketing question
“Hey Mitch, we’re having a county fair contest. Is it
OK if we name it Lego Contest instead of Creativity
Contest? Can we use the Lego logo on the
marketing flyers?”
3. Welcome to my world ...
While editing a publication series, I noticed some livestock
photos new to me. They don’t look like any of ours. Where
did those come from? Hmmmm.
Me: “Still looking for credit/acknowledgment for all photos.”
Designer: “All the other photos were from thinkstock.com.
We usually don’t credit stock photos. Do you still want me
to?”
Me: (Silence)
4. Copyright
? Form of protection granted by law
? Original works of authorship
? Fixed medium of expression
? Published and unpublished works
(Source: U.S. Copyright Office)
5. Copyright
? Protects
– Literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works
? Does not protect
– Facts, ideas, systems, methods of operation
? In words we all can understand
– http://www.techlearning.com/news/0002/kinde
rgarten-copyright/56088
6. Length of Copyright
? Published before 1923
– In public domain
? Created January 1, 1978 or after
– Life + 70 years or
– Shorter of 95 years from publication or 120 years
from creation
? Everything else
– It depends
? Date of publication
? Date of creation
? If copyright was renewed
7. Copyright
? Copyright – protects original works of
authorship
? Patent – protects inventions or discoveries
? Trademark – protects identifying words,
phrases, symbols, or designs
8. It’s really not that hard…
? If it’s not yours, get permission
? Give proper credit
? Do something original
11. “Hey, Mitch!
Our presenter for the visual arts workshop
found this on Pinterest and wants to use it
as a handout for the training. I think it’s
really good and something we should share
with our 4-H’ers. Can we?”
13. This is the source of the handout
? http://splitcomplementary.blogspot.com/20
12/08/new-and-improved-elements-
and.html?m=1
14. Remember the livestock photos and Thinkstock?
Some questions I asked:
Are they purchased photos? What are their requirements for use?
I'm not familiar with using purchased photos because those I use
belong to "us."
Then I shared some info from this URL
http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/legal/license-information-details
“5.3 Photo Credit. All Licensed Material used in an editorial context, must include the
following credit line adjacent to the Licensed Material: "[Photographer's
Name]/[Collection Name]/Thinkstock" or as otherwise shown on the Thinkstock website.
… “
15. A little video please
? “Hey, Mitch! I found this really good YouTube video
about gluten in foods. Can we show it on our
webinar next week?”
? We said: “Not unless you receive permission.”
? The owner said: “You may show but may not
distribute.”
? Now what?
16. Our solution
? Slight rearrangement of program segments
? Intro to video provided source and URL
? Video was shown, not recorded
? Video link included along with program
recording on judges training website
17. Legos: yes or no?
? Copyright or trademark issue? Both?
? Contest name?
? Use of name in marketing for event?
18. Final thoughts for today
? Permission, not forgiveness
? Real people, real examples
? Help you learn from others’ mistakes
? Find, use and share your university’s resources
(We’ve included a few of our favorite websites and resources
on the following slides.)
19. Resources
? U.S. Copyright Office
– Home page http://www.copyright.gov/
– Fair Use Index http://copyright.gov/fair-use/
? Library of Congress
– For Students and Teachers
? Taking The Mystery Out of Copyright
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/
? Copyright and Primary Sources
– http://www.loc.gov/teachers/usingprimarysources/copyright.html
20. Resources - Libraries
? Iowa State University
– Copyright Information references
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/info/6517
– Selected Guides
? Understanding Copyright
– http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/copyright
? Copyright and My Work
– http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/c.php?g=49628&p=319252
? Copyright for Research and Teaching
– http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/copyrightresearch
21. Resources - Libraries
? Copyright and Fair Use: Stanford University Libraries
– **Excellent reference for Copyright & Fair Use issues**
– http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
? Copyright Crash Course: University of Texas
– http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/
? Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center:
North Carolina State University Libraries
– http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/cdsc
– Copyright Instruction
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/cdsc/copyright/instruction
? Add your university library here!
22. Resources to teach youth
(and the rest of us)
? Copyright Kids (The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. 2007)
– http://www.copyrightkids.org/
– (Be sure to check out “The Yearbook Club” ? )
? Copyright for Students (Feldman, Barbara. "Copyright for Students."
Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 21 Sep. 2010. Web. 22 Jun. 2015)
– http://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/copyright-for-students/
– The link for the comic book “Bound By Law ? 2006 Keith Aoki, James Boyle, Jennifer
Jenkins” offers an interesting perspective for students
23. Resources – Creative Commons
? https://creativecommons.org/
? Videos about CC
– https://creativecommons.org/videos/
? Learn about CC license types
– https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
? CC Projects of interest
– Culture
– Education
– Public Policy
– Science
Editor's Notes
My eventual reply:
Are they purchased photos? What are their requirements for using? I'm not familiar with using purchased photos because those I use belong to "us." I'd always prefer photos from ISU people over standard stock ones.
Okay, I just looked this up and found this wording, "5.3 Photo Credit. All Licensed Material used in an editorial context, must include the following credit line adjacent to the Licensed Material: "[Photographer's Name]/[Collection Name]/Thinkstock" or as otherwise shown on the Thinkstock website. If Licensee omits the credit, an additional fee in an amount up to one hundred percent (100%) of the License Fee may be payable by Licensee, at Thinkstock’s sole discretion. The foregoing fee shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies that Thinkstock may have at law or in equity."?
It's on this page?http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/legal/license-information-details
Now, if your agreement with Thinkstock has a different arrangement that doesn't require the photo credit as above, that could be a different story. However, my understanding of copyright and photo credits is that all photos should be identified as to the photographer/affiliation, etc.
This screen shot from a Chicago Manual of Style Q&A addresses the related issue of citing sources.
Are they purchased photos? What are their requirements for using? I'm not familiar with using purchased photos because those I use belong to "us." I'd always prefer photos from ISU people over standard stock ones.
Okay, I just looked this up and found this wording, "5.3 Photo Credit. All Licensed Material used in an editorial context, must include the following credit line adjacent to the Licensed Material: "[Photographer's Name]/[Collection Name]/Thinkstock" or as otherwise shown on the Thinkstock website. If Licensee omits the credit, an additional fee in an amount up to one hundred percent (100%) of the License Fee may be payable by Licensee, at Thinkstock’s sole discretion. The foregoing fee shall be in addition to any other rights or remedies that Thinkstock may have at law or in equity."?
It's on this page?http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/legal/license-information-details
Now, if your agreement with Thinkstock has a different arrangement that doesn't require the photo credit as above, that could be a different story. However, my understanding of copyright and photo credits is that all photos should be identified as to the photographer/affiliation, etc.
Result? We asked for and received several great photos from our own people to use, and now include photo credits every time. I would much rather use our photos than stock ones anyway.