This week I’m honored to be a guest online facilitator for Northeastern’s graduate level class “Legal and Intellectual Property Issues for Distance Learning”. It’s only been a day, and the students’ questions are keeping me on my toes.
 
What I’ve learned so far is that educators have a real need for clear & practical copyright information.  […]

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Recently, a question came up on the NMC (New Media Consortium) listserv about what is necessary to add music to a DVD for a class project,  This was my reply: Licenses with ASCAP, BMI, & SESAC allow the performance of compositions on campus.  These licenses do not apply to the creation of CDs or […]

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I received this message from the MERLOT Teacher Education Editorial Board today.
 
Dear Mr.Davis
 
Your scholarly work in instructional technology has been peer reviewed and published in MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching). The MERLOT project is an international initiative enabling faculty to integrate technology into higher education.  MERLOT is supported by 27 systems and […]

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Here are some videos about copyright and the music business that you may find helpful. - - - MJD
1 Overview of Copyright Law
2 Composers’ Rights

3 How Record Labels Earn Money
4 The Dual Purpose of Copyright Law

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We’re pleased to announce that my New Media Consortium presentation Fair Use Ain’t What You Think It Is: Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Classroom is now used in the copyright training course for the School District of Palm Beach County. Remember when it comes to copyright - we […]

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We’ve retained a PR firm to handle publicity for The Teacher’s Guide to Copyright.  If you need more information on the book, or if you want to schedule Mark J. Davis or John Worthington for speaking events, please contact Ms. Kelly Rose at Skewed Communications kelly@skewedcommunications.com.  - - -  MJD

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We’ve just received an ISBN number 978-0-615-25156-1 for The Teacher’s Guide to Copyright.  This means that the book will be available from online retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  You can still click the handy Lulu button to buy a hard copy or download.  - - - MJD

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This semester I’ll be teaching my Legal Issues in the Music Industry course at Loyola University in New Orleans, and at Bossier Parish CC near Shreveport.  Live classes will be held at BPCC & sent by compressed video to Loyola’s College of Business & their College of Music and Fine Arts.  When I’m in New […]

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It’s back to school time.  Teachers are making their lesson plans & choosing media for their classes & online projects.  It’s a perfect time to read  The Teacher’s Guide to Copyright to answer all your questions.  (I looked at it myself to answer a quick question that I had.)  - - - MJD

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Buzzgig Teacher Copyright Website

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August 12, 2008

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Mark Davis is a copyright and entertainment industry attorney. The website is a blog and link to resources for understanding teacher’s issues regarding copyright.

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