PD Course
Copyright for Drama Teachers
Created by Craig Mason
9 modules
2 hours, 24 minutes
5 Credit Hours
An in-depth and interactive look at copyright as it applies to school theatre programs. Learn about how works become copyrighted, how long it lasts, how to get permission to use copyrighted work, and more.
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1Lesson 1Intellectual Property19:49 FREE PREVIEWThis module identifies what copyright is and what copyright isn’t. It also defines Intellectual Property, which is the umbrella that covers things like trademarks, patents, industrial design and copyright.
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2Lesson 2Copyright17:05In this module you’ll learn about the types of works protected by copyright, how long copyright lasts, what happens when copyright ends, and how to tell if something is protected by copyright.
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3Lesson 3Copyright and the Teacher13:52This is copyright from a theatrical perspective. You’ll learn about adding music to plays, changing scripts, and what parts of a play are protected by copyright.
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4Lesson 4Copyright Cases9:29In Module 4 you’ll review some copyright challenges that have been in the news and learn what you can from their outcomes.
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5Lesson 5Free Stuff12:30This module addresses works in the Public Domain and works placed under a Creative Commons license. You’ll learn how to find these works and you’ll also learn what your responsibilities are when using these works.
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6Lesson 6ACopyright Attorney Gordon Firemark26:49Gordon Firemark, a US copyright attorney will speak directly about copyright law in the United States.
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6Lesson 6BCopyright Attorney Erin Finlay27:10Erin Finlay, a Canadian copyright attorney, works for Access Copyright and she’ll also talk a bit about what you can and can’t do with that license in your school.
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7Lesson 7Pay it Forward10:45Finally, you’ll be able to pass on what you’ve learned to your students. In this lesson, you’ll get lesson plans and other resources for a short media literacy unit on Intellectual Property and Copyright.
Standards Addressed
Reading: Literature
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
History/Social Studies
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.7 Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.
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