Rights & Reproductions 2: Fair Use, Open Access, and More
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Rights & Reproductions 1 or Museum Study course Rights & Reproductions: Guidelines and Best Practices or previous understanding of copyright law and basic Rights & Reproductions practice.
Rights and reproductions methodologies are seemingly ever-changing with new technologies, additional distribution avenues, evolving case law, applicable court decisions, and new legislation. In the four week online course Rights & Reproductions 2: Fair Use, Open Access, and More participants will further investigate current trends in rights and reproductions practices at cultural institutions, through discussions of fair use / fair dealing guidelines and codes, Creative Commons and RightsStatements.org, Open Access and more.
- Overview of recent case law surrounding fair use.
- Applying the variety of fair use / fair dealing guidelines and codes to uses of materials, including, but not limited to, publications and exhibitions, educational materials, websites and social media, marketing and promotion, retail and commercial products.
- Implementation of Open Access programs at cultural institutions, including utilizing Creative Commons and RightsStatements.org.
- How Open Access programs can work in tandem with leveraging content through distribution partners.
Course Goals
After you complete this course you should have a general understanding of the seemingly ever-changing with new technologies, additional distribution avenues, evolving case law, applicable court decisions, and new legislation that inform a rights and reproductions specialist’s daily workflows. In four weeks we cannot possibly cover everything that one could encounter in the realm of rights, licensing, fair use, and Open Access, but we hope to give you the tools and resources to figure out issues as they arise. The main goal of this course then is to introduce you to the current trends and resources for navigating the rights and reproductions waters.
Participant Outcomes
Participants will:
- Review recent case law surrounding fair use.
- Apply the variety of fair use / fair dealing guidelines and codes to uses of materials, including, but not limited to, publications and exhibitions, educational materials, websites and social media, marketing and promotion, retail and commercial products.
- Understand what goes into the implementation of Open Access programs at cultural institutions, including utilizing Creative Commons and RightsStatements.org.
- Understand how Open Access programs can work in tandem with leveraging content through distribution partners.
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Required Text:
Young, Anne M., ed., Rights & Reproductions: The Handbook for Cultural Institutions, Second Edition, American Alliance of Museums, Rowman & Littlefield, 2019, 404 pages.
Museum Study students can take advantage of a special offer from Rowman & Littlefield to purchase the book at a discount.
Rights & Reproductions 2: Fair Use, Open Access, and More addresses the American Association for State and Local History's Stewardship of Collections Standard 2, The Institution legally, ethically, and effectively manages, documents, cares for, and uses the collections.
- Are staff and volunteers aware of laws and regulations with regard to collections?
- Does the institution recognize the role of professional ethics regarding collections?
Comments from participants:
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This course was a valuable resource for a current rights and reproductions project I'm working on at work.
Rights information has been a missing part of my job equation. I came into the position with 15 years of institutional knowledge, but almost no knowledge of rights and reproduction policy. Until now, much of my practice was very much a cart before the horse method without a fully realized understanding of policy. I am grateful for this opportunity to learn and grow in the field.
I really enjoyed this course. I found the content and resources interesting and very helpful. I look forward to applying what I learned in my career!