Copyright 4 Educators (ZA)

CASE SCENARIO 3
 
Introduction:
The two previous assignments dealt, among other things, with copyright ownership, copyright subject matter and copyright exceptions and limitations. This assignment will test what you have learnt so far and will, in addition, introduce you to the concept of open licences.
  
Case Scenario 3 is due on Friday, 19 November 2010.

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A teacher friend of yours heard you took a P2PU course called “Copyright 4 Educators (ZA)” and wrote you the following e-mail message.  Draft a response e-mail guiding him through the process of figuring out how he can build the resource he describes without running afoul of copyright law.  Your response should be narrative--explain the issues and conclusions in plain language.  Among other things, you should explain to him if and to what extent he could rely on copyright exceptions and limitations, and how openly licensed materials might be useful.  

Hi there,
I want to build a website for the History of Music class I am teaching at the local high school.  I would like to post all of the course material for the class on the website, but I don’t know what I’m allowed to use.  I want to include some books, news articles, scholarly papers, musical scores, and music recordings.  How can I figure out what I can and can’t use?
 
Thanks,
Siphiwe Mbuli