YouTube+in+the+classroom

=YouTube in the classroom=

The kids are here to learn.

Photo courtesy of Carole Cohen (2010)

Video Questions (Jason C) - wait a few seconds for video to load. It is ready for play when play triangle is white.

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 * Can a student use YouTube for research and presentation purposes? Yes. in looking at [|"fair dealing"]rights as outlined in the [|Creative Commons] page, copyright law would be exempt in cases of private studying and research. As long as the video is being shown by a student in a non-commercial, educational context there is no copyright issue for that student.


 * Can an instructor show a YouTube video to a class? ﻿This is more tricky than a student presenting a video in class. The reason for this is that the instructor represents the college and the students have paid tuition in exchange for a seat in the instructor's class. Colleges usually pay for the right to show specific copyrighted DVDs and video cassettes in their classrooms. So, how does YouTube usage fit into this? The [|University of Victoria Copyright Office] instructs its faculty to, "f irst, check to see who owns the rights to the video. If the copyright owner uploaded the video to YouTube, you can use it in a presentation". This exhortation is corroborated by copyright legislation as outlined on the legislation wiki page. Also, an instructor should check for Creative Commons licenses. Read on below to see how fair dealings and creative commons licenses may impact usage.


 * Can a student or instructor upload a video to YouTube? ﻿As explained on the (C) legislation and YouTube usage wiki page, the uploader of any video must have the rights to the content of that video. So, if the individual has the rights to all the content within the video there is no copyright infringement. However, if individual uploads content that is copyright protected, this would not be considered [|"fair dealing"] with the content. For example, it would be ok for a student to show a clip of a Warner Bros. movie to his classmates within a class presentation. However, if that student uploaded the same movie clip to YouTube, he is now broadcasting the material in such a manner that infringes upon Warner Bros. copyright. Check out the YouTube Disclaimer wiki page. In simply creating and uploading videos, the [|YouTube Exception" as mentioned by Michael Geist (2010)] in his blog, "grants Canadians the right to create remixed user generated content for non-commercial purposes under certain circumstances."

Users of YouTube videos are offered some protection under section 512 of the [|Digital Millenium Copyright Act]. Infringing material posted by a user may be ordered removed by the company that felt its rights had been violated. However, that company must inform the user of what has happened and why, and if the user counters with a good faith belief that the material used was not infringing, the material must be put back on the site within 14 days. At this point the offended company may wish to file an infringement suit against the person who posted the material.

And it is at this point that [|fair use / fair dealing], as mentioned above, may come to the user's defence.

It is important to note that any material that holds a [|Creative Commons license]may be used freely in the classroom by teachers and instructors, as this use will likely fall within the parameters of the license. Users of such material must ensure that they comply with the requirements of the license, such as [|attribution and non-commercial usage].

More detail on Creative Commons Licenses

A more detailed look at copyright legislation may be found in the [|Canadian Copyright Act.]

Copyright legislation and YouTube usage