Legal Issues Q & A by Amanda Awtry https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy Mandy Awtry Week 7 en-us 2021-02-18 00:41:06 UTC 2021-02-20 01:43:51 UTC hello@padlet.com mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1213412952 1. When was the first copyright act enacted and by whom?                                                  1790, Congress (Pariseau, 2015). ]]> 2021-02-18 00:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1213412952 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1213419937 2. Are sound recordings, architectural works, sculptural works, and choreographic works all considered works as part of the copyright law?                                                                     Yes (Pariseau, 2015).]]> 2021-02-18 00:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1213419937 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220776189 3. What “is a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression”?                                       Copyright (U.S. Copyright Office, n.d.). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220776189 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220778101 4. How long does copyright protection last? That all depends on when it was made. Currently, “works created on or after January 1, 1978, have a copyright term of life of the author plus seventy years after the author’s death” (U.S. Copyright Office, n.d.). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:04:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220778101 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220779486 5. What if we do not know who made the work? How long will copyright protection be in place?                                                                     “95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter” (U.S. Copyright Office, n.d.). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220779486 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220783181  6. According to Magna Publications what are the “three main legal issues that can cause trouble in online educational programs” (Magna Publications, 2018)?             “Ownership issues, copyright issues, and issues of harassment and defamation” (Magna Publications, 2018). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220783181 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220784028 7. “Web accessibility means that websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them” (Henry, 2005). Name three encompassing disabilities that web accessibility applies to.                                          “Auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, visual” (Henry, 2005). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220784028 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220785862 8. “While fair use analysis is conducted on a case-by-case basis and can become quite complicated, Section 107 of the Copyright Act requires that you consider at least ___#___ factors when assessing whether a use is permissible under the fair use doctrine” (Library of Congress, 2020).                          Four, “the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is transformational and whether it is for commercial or nonprofit educational purposes; the nature of the copyrighted work, such as whether it is primarily factual or highly creative, and whether it is published or unpublished; the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole, such as whether it is at the heart or the matter and whether the amount used is limited to the amount necessary to achieve the purpose; and the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work” (Library of Congress, 2020). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220785862 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220787961 9. “The rules of citation and plagiarism only apply to when words are copied”, True or False (Plagiarism.org, 2018).                                        False, “Plagiarizing an idea, thought or fact (at least one that isn’t common knowledge) is plagiarism just the same” (Plagiarism.org, 2018). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220787961 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220789090 10. If an educator decides to comment on their social media platform about a controversial topic or something about their school or employee, are they within their first amendment rights to free speech or can they be held legally accountable to include firing and lawsuits?                                                   They can be held legally accountable, fired, punished, counseled, etc. “Public school principals, teachers and other employees must realize that controversial social media posts may lead to discipline and ultimately no First Amendment protection for their inflammatory comments” (Hudson, 2020). ]]> 2021-02-20 01:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220789090 mandygal https://padlet.com/mandygal/m7tzuil0uissl0qy/wish/1220796477                                                                                                                References 

Henry, S. (2005, February). Introduction to web accessibility. Retrieved February 16, 2021, from 
https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-intro/ 

Hudson, D. (2020, June 29). Controversial social media posts by public school employees raise interesting free-speech questions. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://www.freedomforum.org/2020/06/29/controversial-social-media-posts-by-public-school-employees-raise-interesting-free-speech-questions/ 

Library of Congress. (2020, February 7). Using items from the Library's Website: Understanding copyright. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://www.loc.gov/legal/understanding-copyright/#teachers 

Magna Publications. (2018, February 22). Copyright and fair use issues in online education - faculty focus: Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Retrieved February 16, 2021, from https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/copyright-and-fair-use-issues-in-online-education/ 

Pariseau, S. (2015, April 23). Legal issues. Retrieved February 16, 2021, from https://sarahpariseau.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/legal-issues/ 

Plagiarism.org. (2018, July 24). Is it Plagiarism if I Borrow Someone's Ideas? Retrieved February 19, 2021, from 
https://plagiarism.org/blog/2018/07/24/is-it-plagiarism-if-i-borrow-someones 

U.S. Copyright Office. (2016, December). U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index. Retrieved February 18, 2021, from 
https://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html 
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