UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 3, Page 4
September 14, 1995
Telecast to focus on media 'fair use'

     The gorgeous graphics and spectacular sounds you downloaded from
the Internet look and sound great on the new Web page you created for
your class. But, are you sure their use adheres to "fair use"
guidelines and hasn't violated copyright laws?
     New technologies make it easy to find and use an unprecedented
amount of material for teaching and education. Educators need to be
aware of copyright issues when they create multimedia presentations
for their classes.
     Whether you plan to use materials from electronic media, such as
the Internet-or you've already done so- you can learn about the
appropriate use of such materials by attending the on-campus broadcast
of the interactive satellite telecast, "Multimedia Fair Use
Guidelines," to be held from 1-3 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, in 311
Pearson Hall.
     The broadcast will explain the details of the fair use guidelines
for multimedia, which the Consortium of College and University Media
Centers is developing in cooperation with representatives from
educational associations, proprietary groups and the U.S. Copyright
Office.
     Vignettes will illustrate what constitutes fair use of multimedia
materials. The issues of intellectual property, attribution, citation
and creative integrity also will be explained.
     Call-in questions will be taken by representatives from the
publishing, recording, motion media and music industries as well as
those from educational associations, institutions and government
agencies.
     The telecast is directed at faculty, administrators, teachers,
library staff and media specialists.
     Registration is required. To make a reservation, send e-mail to
usered@udel.edu, or call 831-8445.