American Psychological Society

June 17, 2001

Toronto

• USA Intellectual Property
• Identity Property
• Privacy/Records
• Professional
• Physical Life On-line
• Health
• Accessibility

• Original works are owned.
• Includes identity, images, sound, email, webpages
• Not ideas, but the form of the ideas.
• Not facts
• Copyright for works of authorship

• Don’t have to display ©

• Reproduction
• Modification
• Distribution
• Public Performance
• Public Display

• Jan 1, 1978: Life of author + 50 years
• Work for hire (w/in scope of work):
• 75 years from pub or 100 years from creation (shorter term)
• Prior copyright act allowed owner to renew

• Citation doesn’t protect from infringement
• protects from plagiarism
• Alteration is no protection

• More likely if:
• Noncommercial use
• Factual work (vs. creative)
• Small amount, insubstantial
• Small impact on commercial market
• keep behind password.
• Recommendation: Make your own.

• International: rules vary w/country
• Teacher Property
• Know your IP policy
• Know what you want to share
• Student Property
• Don’t post without permission
• Legitimate reasons to hide

• Family Educational Rights Privacy Act
(Note correction in title from presentation)
• Obligation to protect grade information
• Email is not private
• Course softwares usually have secure gradebook but
• "Free" on-line course software - not private

• Life on-line leaves a record
• Defense for you
• Conviction of you
• Tool for teaching (feedback)
• Think before acting.
• Course software provides statistics

• Represent profession on-line
• Consider ethical codes w/re
• presentation of self
• practice of profession (across state lines?)

• Repetitive Strain Injuries
• break every 30 minutes
• videotape your posture
• Computer: Viruses
• Good virus software
• Practice Safe...Computing

• Obstacle or Opportunity
• American Disability Act
• Consistency in headings/structure
• Color choices-- High contrast
• Black on white with red highlights
• Avoid color coding
• Favor frames over tables
• Describe images, animations, etc. in text

• People make up the Internet
• Bring all their issues and excitements
• Laws and traditions are adapting
• Educate yourself.
• Risk Management
• Choose your risk level

• Pamela Ansburg: http://clem.mscd.edu/~ansburg/
• Michael Caruso: http://www.utoledo.edu/~mcaruso/
• Sally Kuhlenschmidt: http://www.wku.edu/~sally.kuhlenschmidt/

Resource List

Issues in Using the Internet in Instruction