Copyright for Drama Teachers
Created by Craig Mason
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.
9 Modules
2 hours, 24 minutes
5 Credit Hours
Lesson 0:
Introduction
6:44
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Lesson 1:
Intellectual Property
19:49
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This 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.
Lesson 2:
Copyright
17:05
In 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.
Lesson 3:
Copyright and the Teacher
13:52
This 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.
Lesson 4:
Copyright Cases
9:29
In Module 4 you’ll review some copyright challenges that have been in the news and learn what you can from their outcomes.
Lesson 5:
Free Stuff
12:30
This 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.
Lesson 6A:
Copyright Attorney Gordon Firemark
26:49
Gordon Firemark, a US copyright attorney will speak directly about copyright law in the United States.
Lesson 6B:
Copyright Attorney Erin Finlay
27:10
Erin 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.
Lesson 7:
Pay it Forward
10:45
Finally, 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.
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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.
