You will find here a huge amount of education material and tools that can be used by teachers of the media to raise awareness about the issues around online music
There is a wealth of copyright education projects that help raise awareness of the work that goes into making music and protecting the rights of the creator. Many are supported by governments and international agencies.
Lesson plans and teaching aids have been created in many countries to help education professionals teach copyright in the classroom in a fun and interactive way. These will generally incorporate videos, lesson plans, interactive websites for whiteboards and school computers, and competitions for schools.
The best thing to do is consult your national teaching associations’ websites, but here is a selection of materials from around the world:
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WIPO’s The Arts and CopyrightExplains the importance of the arts, provides basic information about copyright and related rights, and explains common types of copyright infringement and how they can be avoided. The book includes a very useful copyright glossary and model letter that can be used to request permission to use copyrighted works. http://www.wipo.int/freepublications/en/copyright/935/wipo_pub_935.pdf |
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Everything Begins With A SongCovers seven stages of making music in a 13 minute video (Spanish). Accompanied by a parent’s take-home guide and a teachers' resource to help discuss the video and the values of copyright. For 11-15 year olds For more information contact csivori@capif.org.ar |
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Thornbury High DocumentaryDocumentary with students of Australian school, Thornbury High, exploring issues around illegally downloading music and how it affects artists. |
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All my own work(2007 New South Wales Department of Education unit for secondary school students sitting the HSC) MIPI has presented as part of the unit to reinforce to students the importance of copyright and respecting others’ creativity in the same way as they would want to be respected for their own creations. |
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Frank HardcaseAnimated investigative journalist Frank Hardcase is on a campaign to bust the myth that music piracy is a victimless crime. In his first episode, Frank interviews Jason, a young music fan unaware of the effect his illegal downloads might be having on his favourite artists, and Sassy, a singer who's been forced to give up her dream of becoming a professional musician after her debut album failed to sell because it was illegally downloaded. Nine to 15 year old schoolchildren in Australia have been asked to submit a creative piece of work in response to Frank Hardcase's report. This could be a short story, TV news script, poster or short film. |
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E-pirates of the Digital AgeAn educational DVD produced by VEA with assistance from MIPI, looking at copyright issues in music and software for secondary school students. It examines the complex world of digital piracy and the copyright of computer related media, including software, games and music. |
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Boost Mobile Rock The Schools, powered by Schwarzkopf Taft FULL ON and LIVE ColourNow in it's third year, Boost Mobile Rock The Schools tour consists of an electrifying live performance from one of six bands (a lunch time concert) and a series of educational workshops on different aspects of the music industry which is run by education partner, College of Creative Arts and Technology (CCAT). Every aspect of the visit allows the students to get involved from learning about the music business to audio engineering to lighting/staging a show giving students an education in the music industry rivalled by none. |
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Teachers Toolkit: music and copyrightTeachers’ Toolkit - an article on music and copyright that appeared in an education magazine distributed to 80,000 primary school teachers in Australia. Download the pdf here |
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All Right to Copy?Developed by the National Copyright Unit of the Copyright Advisory Group of Australian Schools and TAFEs with assistance from MIPI, this is a resource designed to teach students about copyright, and how it impacts them as both users and creators. The resource includes a video, which follows the progress of two students as they create a website for a competition and deal with the various copyright challenges that arise. The written content includes copyright information, sample permission letters, useful links and a quiz. |
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Value of musicA very comprehensive lesson plan in six sections and DVD, looking at copyright, the creative process and the value of music and film. (German) For more information contact boehm@ifpi.at |
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Listen Up 2Features four 8-10min programmes: For more information contact jhardy@cria.ca |
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Copyright protects creative workThis educational package for Finnish children features a storybook written by children's author Hannele Huovi and illustrated by Jukka Lemmetty. The story is about a young boy with an active imagination and his friend the girl next door, who have to deal with all manner of magical mishaps and adventures on the subject of copyright and the respect for other peoples' work. It is accompanied by a teachers' guide, an exercise booklet, lesson plans on each theme, a poster and a board game, all of which can be downloaded from www.tekijanoikeus.fi for home or school use. |
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La Musique et ses Metiers (‘Jobs In Music’)An activity booklet for French children about the jobs in music – part of a popular French educational series called ‘Les Incollables’ Look out for an animated version on Pro-Music in English - coming soon For more information contact patricia.sarrant@snepmusique.com |
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EduwebAn interactive comic strip that takes young people through the process of making music (Hungarian) For more information contact musingeragnes@mahasz.hu |
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Copy or love?Interactive CD-Rom about preserving Italian music heritage by fighting piracy, featuring video clips of several Italian artists. (Italian) For more information contact daniele.salvaggio@fimi.it |
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Educational bookletsAimed at different school ages around the theme of ‘Happy music cycle’ and ‘Respect our music’ (Japanese) For more information contact takayama@riaj.or.jp |
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Get it rightEducational video and leaflet about the value of copyright (Dutch) http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60436& For more information contact wouter.rutten@nvpi.nl |
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Piracy killsInteractive game and competition giving a background on digital piracy and explaining the rights and wrongs of downloading music (Norwegian) interaktiv.mccann.no/eng/piracy/ For more information contact oivind.svendby@ifpi.no |
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Be originalA 30 min Polish film addressing IP issues and music and film piracy. Accompanied by guidelines for teachers For more information contact a.rapacka@zpav.pl |
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Utbudet.comA five-page brochure about getting legal music and the dangers of file-sharing and illegal downloading. In addition to describing the benefits of music on the internet, the brochure highlights the risks and how illegally downloading music can cause viruses and spyware to monitor your internet behaviour and damage your computer. For high school students and older youth, teachers and parents who would like to know more about the rules on the Internet. To order the brochure, please go to website: www.utbudet.com |
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Film EducationThe film and TV industries offer a free teaching pck for use in English and Citizenship Studies. "Film Theft" helps young people work through the effects of piracy. |
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Creative ChoicesCreative Choices is a website for people in, or wanting to work in, the creative industries including music. The site provides 'tools, knowledge and networks' such as a career planning kit, course comparisons, leadership best practice, case studies, blogs and 'quick guides' for creative business. |
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The Think KitA poster-based resource for secondary schools by the UK Intellectual Property Office based around the topic of intellectual property. It presents case studies of well known companies and brands to demonstrate how business organizations use IP. It includes lesson plans to help teachers use the materials in accordance to the national curriculum http://www.ipo.gov.uk/education/education-school/education-thinkkit.htm |
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Cracking IdeasThe UK Intellectual Property office teamed up with the creators of Wallace and Gromit to produce www.crackingideas.co.uk for children with lesson plans and competitions |
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Music education directoryMusic education directory for the UK |
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British Music RightsFor BMR teaching resources including 'Soundrights' free online resource on creativity and copyright; and the Young Enterprise Quickstart Music Programme |
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Music ManifestoAs a music educator, become a member of the Manifesto to help give young people more access to music |
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Young EnterpriseA business and enterprise education charity in the UK that brings volunteers from business into the classroom to work with teachers and students. Their programmes include games, hands on activities, role play and even the opportunity to run their own company, to develop skills and capabilities for business and enterprise. |
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BECTAType "music advice" into the search box for sources of information and advice on copyright in the UK |
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Play it safeThe Business Software Alliance’s ‘Play It Cyber Safe’ campaign about copying software. |
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QCADetails about curriculum requirements. See sections on Citizenship and ICT, in particular Impact of Technology |
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TeachernetGo to Teachernet for and exhaustive list of free teaching materials in the UK. www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/resourcematerials/ |
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SchoolsnetContains thousands of lesson plans for use by UK teachers. |
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Music rulesFor grades 3-8 and 6-8. A free educational program designed by Young Minds Inspired. The materials include engaging classroom activities that help to set guidelines for using technology responsibly. Lesson plans for grades 3-5 take an interdisciplinary approach, while lessons for grades 6-8 take a technology-based approach. |
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Learn b4 u Burn Assembly ExperienceEquips 5 – 12th grade students with the knowledge to make legal and responsible choices about accessing / listening to music found online. The hour-long assembly combines live and video segments, features guest speakers and true-life stories, and a parody of a popular music reality television show to engage students |
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Beat Street AssemblyDesigned by i-SAFE for third and fourth grade students, the package introduces basic learning concepts and vocabulary to begin their understanding of a very complex issue: the legal access / responsible use of music found online |
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Face the Music: Copyright, Art & The Digital AgeProvides a video, supplemental reading, and accompanying resources to help students investigate and discuss in the classroom how America’s founding documents define copyright, the legal decisions and legislation that have shaped copyright, and the rapidly changing social mores and technological innovations that drive the music industry and culture |
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Campus DownloadingA video to help inform students about the potential consequences of illegally downloading music and the many legal alternatives available today. Featured in the eight-minute video is Derek “Mickey” Borchardt, a University student sentenced to six months home confinement as part of the federal music piracy crackdown “Operation FastLink.” The video is available free of charge for use by colleges and universities |
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ASCAP’s Donny the downloaderThis program by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with i-safe is designed to educate middle school students about the costs of downloading music illegally. The hour long assembly features a cartoon character (Donny), a teen's video diary and a live skit. |
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Education WorldProvides advice for educators on copyright and fair use |