Protecting+copyright

= Protecting copyright and intellectual property = **Copyright law, intellectual property, plagiarism**


 * Introduction: ** Charles Leadbeater created a presentation called, [|We Think] in which he highlighted the fact that we are all publishing and sharing more and more to a global audience online. He asks, "//how do we protect what is private//?" and "//are we always safe sharing//?" In the same presentation, he goes on to ask, "//How do we earn a living, when everyone is freely sharing their ideas?//" He ends the presentation with the idea that, "//we are what we share//" WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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 * Persuasion: ** We are what we share


 * Reflection: ** We'd love to hear what you think. Please **LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW**.

**Copyright Law**

 * Introduction: ** The following resource [|(4.1 Copyright)] from AJ Park clearly outlines the copyright laws in New Zealand and abroad - in terms of literary work, music, recording, artistic, film and broadcasting etc.Copyright infringement is defined as, //"Someone will infringe the rights of a copyright owner (or their licensee) by doing something that only the copyright owner has the exclusive right to do. This includes making copies, issuing copies to the public, importing copies, possessing copies, or dealing with infringing copies of a work." // //(P2)// The [|Copyright in Schools] link in the Governing and Managing NZ Schools area of Te Kete Ipurangi also clearly outlines the overview of Copyright legislation and clarifies the rights of authors and users.

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 * Recommendation: ** Penalty fines and legal action are a real threat and consequence if we are not careful when using other people's material.

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 * Reflection: ** We'd love to hear how schools are tackling this issue. Share any developments you have made within your schools - so that both teachers and students are fully aware of the legal obligations. Others may benefit from your stories.

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Intellectual Property
Reflection: ** Intellectual property and ICT. What rights do teachers have as authors?
 * Introduction: **<span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">More and more teachers are creating their own material online for their students and themselves. but what happens to that material when they move on? Gwen Gawith wrote <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">in her article, [|Wading through the intellectual property blog]on how the copyright laws and intellectual property issue effect teachers. "//<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If you write/ develop something while you are employed by one school and then you move to another school, who owns the copyright to your work and can you take it with you? (Probably not if you generated it as part of your work, but you need to have sought legal advice and determined the copyright status with your employer in advance, for example, as a contractual arrangement. Even if the school owns the copyright, and unless a waiver has been signed, the author still has certain moral rights, for example, to be identified as the author, and to object to changes made to work if it can be demonstrated that these would damage their reputation.)" //
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**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Additional resources to consider: **
<span style="color: #173519; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Privacy Commissioner - The Privacy Act and Codes]

[|Guidelines for the Online Publication of Student Images and Schoolwork] NZ Ministry of Education. 2000