[Year 12 IPM] music copyright

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Hi Roland and all,

The Senate "Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions]" released today:

<http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/copyright06/report/rep
ort.pdf>

Apparently Internet proxy caching wil be permitted "for efficiency
purposes" only, so school proxy caches established for access control
purposes will need to be dismantled. It's possible, with the strict
liability clauses, the head of school may be liable. Also, check out
Para 3.55 regarding the use of iTunes and the iPod.
 
Don't keep quiet about this Roland, unfortunately it seems these 
amendments *are* less than ideal, and we'll need you to lead the marching 
with your saxaphone :-)

At 11:22 PM 14/11/2006, Roland Gesthuizen wrote:

An Age newspaper report has briefly discussed some of the changes to 
Australian copyright legislation. Police would be able to go to a market, 
find people selling pirated CDs and issue fines on the spot.  Internet 
Industry Association has stated that these changes have gone too far and 
activities that could attract fines include playing a radio in the park 
or even recording a group of students singing a song then sharing it 
online. It is an interesting issue that can be discussed in the classroom.

You need written permission from Time Warner to sing Happy Birthday, the 
copyright will expire in 2030 and if I am correct, there will be no fair-
use provisions in the legislation as it is currently drafted. Singing 
Happy Birthday at a restaurant, a party or any gathering is considered to 
be a public performance, even humming the tune will become a criminal 
offense.

When you sing Happy Birthday, close all the curtains and darken the room 
except perhaps for the light from a candle. Wear masks and hats to 
protect your identity, perhaps helium to disguise your voice. Making 
humorous additions and satirical modifications to the lyrics may provide 
further legal protection from prosecution. Of course it is best to not 
take the risk and enforce the singing public domain folk tunes and 
birthday melodies such as German volksleiders, hymns or gospel in your 
classrooms. 

Perhaps it would be best if we all agree kept our mouths firmly shut? 

Regards Roland

PS: My saxophone playing isnt great so perhaps nobody would recognise the 
tune .. 


On 05/11/06, Jeffrey Lynn <jslynn at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
The copyright issue is legally quite clear: you can make one copy of a
computer program disk (CD or DVD) for backup purposes but it is illegal to
copy music CDs or DVDs for any purpose. Technically, the copies of CDs I 
have in my car so I don't damage or lose my originals are quite illegal. 
As
I have discussed with my students (and as Mark says), there is no logic to
this, just law. However, the chances of my being prosecuted for having 
such copies are fairly remote - as the copies are not for resale, 
redistribution, or profit, the law is not too interested in wasting time 
and money prosecuting. The real villains they are after are pirates 
churning out illegal copies for sale and profit. That does not alter the 
fact that my copies ARE illegal!

Note too that the copyright laws are in the process of being changed and 
are expected to be enacted in 2007.

Jeff Lynn,
Yeshivah/Beth Rivkah Colleges


-----Original Message-----
From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
Behalf Of Mark Kelly
Sent: Sunday, 5 November 2006 17:45
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] music copyright 

Nick Axaris wrote:
> I was always under the understanding that you can make a copy of a music
CD for backup purposes and not to share or sell it.
> There should be no issue copying a song for the purpose of a 
presentation 
as the student is not profiting or sharing that song with anyone else.
> When the presentation is over then the network manager can delete it 
from
the network.
> Whilst on the network just ensure that it is only accesible by the 
student.

What is legal and what is logical is - as usual - mutually exclusive.

--
Mark Kelly
McKinnon Secondary College

-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College 
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au


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