- This lesson engages learners with the concept of copyfraud. Copyfraud is when a person or institution provides inaccurate copyright information about a work.
This episode is appropriate for beginners learning about copyright metadata, rights statements, and overall how to correctly provide copyright information about works to the public. Students should have a basic understanding of copyright, but this could be a topic that students could learn fairly early in their copyright training. Because this topic deals with metadata and rights information, it is applicable to many different types of librarianship, including academic librarianship, as well as courses in archives and digitization.
Assignment
- Skim the law review article by Professor Jason Mazzone titled “Copyfraud,” particularly focusing on pp. 138-158.
- After skimming the article, listen to the 18 and a half minute episode on copyfraud with Professor Jason Mazzone.
Episode available at: https://www.library.illinois.edu/scp/podcast/jason-mazzone-combats-copyfraud-on-hat
Total homework time: approximately 1 hour.
During Class
During class have students navigate to the website on Rights Statements. Ask students to read the “about” page and the “statements” page and answer the following questions.
- What are rights statements?
- How do they combat copyfraud?
- How can these statements be used?
After brainstorming in groups, report the answers back to the class.
Total class time: 30 to 45 minute discussion.