Save Email Print Share Copyright Questions of the Month Resource List Notes A collection of the "Copyright Questions of the Month" column from Carol Simpson. 1 Copyright Questions of the Month. Are Library Murals of Book Characters Legal? Resource Type: Article A reader asks about reproducing images of literary characters on library walls. 2 Copyright Questions of the Month. Conference Handouts Resource Type: Article A librarian asks about the rules regarding distribution of photocopies found on the Internet and elsewhere. 3 Copyright Questions of the Month. Copy It All? Resource Type: Article A reader asks if it is true that in order to qualify for fair use someone can only use so many pages or passages or seconds but not the entire work in question. 4 Copyright Questions of the Month. Copyrighted Materials Online and Abridging a Medieval Manuscript Resource Type: Article Two questions illustrate how the element of technology can distract from basic fair-use issues. 5 Copyright Questions of the Month. Creative Commons vs. Copyright Law Resource Type: Article A librarian asks "What is the difference between Creative Commons and copyright law? Is the Creative Commons license legal?" 6 Copyright Questions of the Month. First Sale Impacts Transformation Resource Type: Article A librarian asks about the copyright implications of reusing books in artworks and other projects. 7 Copyright Questions of the Month. Flat Copyright and Book Images Resource Type: Article Two librarians ask about the fair use of book characters in political discourse and the use of book images in book trailers. 8 Copyright Questions of the Month. Fractured or Retold Fairy Tales Resource Type: Article A librarian asks about retold fairy tales and another asks about watching a YouTube video in a classroom. 9 Copyright Questions of the Month. Guidelines versus Statute and DVD Uploads Resource Type: Article Readers ask about the Fair Use Guidelines and uploading a DVD to the school network. 10 Copyright Questions of the Month. Movies, Quotes, and Anthologies Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers questions about showing Disney movies, permission to put a quote in stone, and creating a poetry anthology. 11 Copyright Questions of the Month. Music during Passing Periods Resource Type: Article A reader asks about playing music over the school's public address system during passing periods. 12 Copyright Questions of the Month. Music Performing Rights or No? Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson explores the issue of using contemporary music in presentations outside the classroom and touches on the difference between educational guidelines and statutory fair use. 13 Copyright Questions of the Month. One Last Question Resource Type: Article A reader asks about digitizing the school's archive of yearbooks, and Carol Simpson reflects on her years of writing this column. 14 Copyright Questions of the Month. Scanning Textbooks into Online Courses Resource Type: Article A reader asks whether scanning chapters from a classroom's textbooks into the school's course management tool violates copyright. 15 Copyright Questions of the Month. Showing Khan Academy and YouTube Videos in the Classroom Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson discusses copyright issues regarding the use of Khan Academy and YouTube 16 Copyright Questions of the Month. Using Copyrighted Music in Student Book Trailers Resource Type: Article A reader asks about using clips of copyrighted songs within student-created book trailers displayed online. 17 Copyright Questions of the Month.Three Questions: The Berne Convention, YouTube, and Movie Licensing Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson addresses questions about copyright issues in Egypt, using YouTube videos, and the wisdom of purchasing a movie license. 18 Copyright Questions of the Month: Flipping a Copyright Analysis Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers a copyright question about flipping lessons from textbooks to video taping. She details the implications of the TEACH Act as it relates to public domain and text copyright. 19 Copyright Questions of the Month. Posting Learning Materials Online Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers questions about uploading scanned pages to a website and copyrighting student work. 20 Copyright Questions of the Month. Making a Music Anthology; Playing Music in Class Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers questions about combining different recorded movie scenes, and playing music in class. 21 Copyright Questions of the Month Resource Type: Article Copyright policies and rules for music vs. rules for other media are discussed. 22 Copyright Questions of the Month: Theft of Intellectual Property? Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers questions about others' reusing a district's web content and providing teachers with royalty-free media. 23 Copyright Questions of the Month. Using YouTube for Reading Promotion Resource Type: Article A reader wonders about reading picture books aloud on a YouTube channel and making these videos available to the school as a way to promote these books with young readers. 24 Copyright Questions of the Month: Odd Language Translations Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers copyright questions on translation, Disney trademark, conversion to digital format, and photo copyrights. 25 Copyright Questions of the Month: iTunes in the Classroom Resource Type: Article This article offers questions and answers to copyright questions as they relate to use of materials in the school library. 26 Copyright Questions of the Month: Downloading eBooks Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson discusses copyright questions such as: downloadable content and circulation, use of a song and putting it on the Internet, book cover images in school newsletters, and creating an audio of a book for assisted learning. 27 Copyright Questions of the Month: A Troll May Throw You under the Bus Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers two copyright questions about copyright trolls and storytime at the library. 28 Copyright Questions of the Month: Digital Video Do or Don't Resource Type: Article This article answers copyright questions from a variety of unique scenarios. 29 Copyright Questions of the Month: Creating Electronic Textbooks Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers copyright questions on: textbook scanning to create an electronic version, adapting version for disabled students, and how the term "educational purposes" applies to copyright. 30 Copyright Questions of the Month: Educational Versions of Films Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers a copyright question about buying a commercial movie in the home use version for educational purposes. Simpson also addresses questions about: new lyrics written for a popular song and posted on YouTube, and copying textbooks. 31 Copyright Questions of the Month. When Is a Format Obsolete? Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers questions concerning copying VHS videos, image copyright, professional development on copyright, and information of ERIC. 32 Copyright Questions of the Month: Audio Tracks on Video Yearbooks Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers two copyright questions on fair use and licensing for book club movies. 33 Copyright Questions of the Month: Expurgating a Valuable Resource Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson discusses two copyright issues: language removal from a film and compiling math problems from multiple sources in the production of an e-textbook. 34 Copyright Questions of the Month: Infringing Cords Resource Type: Article Carol Simpson answers some copyright questions.