Intellectual Rights Committee

Co-Chairs:	Richard Felnagle, MCC
	Mary Lou Mosley, PVCC

District Support:	Janice Bradshaw


Committee Members:
Georgia Dillard, PC
Frank Gonzalez, MCC
Pat Greer, RSCC
Shirley Lowman, DIST
Johnette Williams, GCC
Ted Wolter, CGCC

Accomplishments

1. copyright guidelines and incentives,
2. multimedia and copyright, and
3. faculty ownership of materials they produce.

Last year's committee recommended as top priority that a short video on how to follow copyright guidelines be produced this year. The focus of the video was to be on the positive "how-to" rather than on the negative "do not." Richard Felnagle developed a script that covered the areas of print, video, and software copyright. The committee members identified positive examples of faculty who received permission to use copyrighted materials or used Follett Bookstores' service or McGraw-Hill's Primus to create anthologies of copyrighted materials for their classes. MCC's Media Services produced the videotape and Richard served as commentator and narrator.

The committee reviewed the videotape before it was shown to faculty at MCC and at a presentation in April to the Governing Board. The responses from both groups were positive. The videotape achieved the committee's goal of showing a number of different and convenient ways that faculty could obtain permission to use copyrighted materials. Richard also developed a brochure listing key addresses and phone numbers of organizations and businesses mentioned in the videotape. The videotape is ready to share with all colleges and will be housed in the MCLI.

The other goal of the committee was to make available information about the copyright law, guidelines, and sample letters for requesting permission to use copyrighted materials. Through Janice Bradshaw's efforts, a folder containing the copyright information was put on the public access server in the District Legal Office. Directions for accessing the information were sent to everyone in the district and included in the brochure and videotape.

Recommendations for Next Year

1. Draft a policy for the Governing Board that clarifies the issue of faculty ownership of materials they produce.

2. Provide information about multimedia and copyright on the Legal Department's public access server and as a brochure or additional videotape.

3. Work with the colleges to use the copyright videotape and materials with faculty and support staff.

Using Copyrighted Materials:

The following information is included in the videotape and brochure:

1. Print
   • A. Bookstore-- Check with your college bookstore about custom publishing. Remember to allow at least 12 weeks for multiple copyright permissions.

   • B. Primus-- Mina Mathies is the Senior Sales Representative for McGraw Hill. Call her office 1-800-824-6478 or her home 602-375-3997 and ask for the Primus catalogs. Or call Dudley Land at 619-586-0644.

2. Video
   • A. PBS Video Service-- To request a catalog from the PBS Video Service, call 1-800-248-8311; this phone answers 24 hours a day. Or, write to PBS Video Service, 7900 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50322.

   • B. Discovery Networks-- For a free copy of schedules and curriculum materials for The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, call 1- 800-321-1832. Or, write to Discovery Networks, P.O. Box 7500, Melville, New York 11775-7500.

   • C. Arts and Entertainment Network-- For a copy of schedules and classroom materials for the A&E Classroom broadcasts, call 310-28-3000. Or, write A&E Network, 1800 Century Park East, Suite 450 Los Angeles, CA 90067.

   • D. Dimension In Education-- For information about other cable programming aimed at instructors or to be put on the mailing list for Dimension Cable's Dimension in Education program, call Lori Fields, 866-0072. Or, write to Dimension in Education, Dimension Cable Services, 17602 North Black Canyon Hwy., Phoenix, AZ 85023.

   • E. Cable In The Classroom Magazine-- For subscription information, call 1-800-343-0728. Or, write Cable in the Classroom Magazine, 80 Elm Street, Peterborough, NH 03458.

3. Questions?
   • The Copyright Hotline-- For general questions about the copyright law and its application, call the Copyright Hotline, a toll-free number maintained by the Association for Information, Media, and Equipment: 1-800-444-4203.

   • District Legal Office-- For specific questions about the District's copyright policy, call Janice Bradshaw, the District General Counsel: 731-8875.

How To Log On To Legal's Public Access Server

To log on to the Public Access Server, open your Macintosh "Chooser" under the "Apple Menu" and select "Dist Legal" from the lower left dialog box. Then select "AppleShare" in the upper left dialog box. "Legal's Server" will appear in the upper right dialog box. Select "Legal's Server" and click "Okay" (lower right).

When the access screen appears, click on "Guest" and then click on "Okay". A new screen will appear with "Public Access" pre-selected. Immediately to the right of "Public Access" is a square box with an "x" in it. Please click on this box so that the "x" disappears. Then click on "Okay". Close your "Chooser" and double-click on the Public Access icon on the right side of your desktop.

Please read the "Attention! Read First" file before proceeding.

Index

Ocotillo Report '93

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