Creative Thinking Films
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Lesson One - Plagiarism Awareness: Intellectual Vengeance
Intellectual Vengeance is a film about plagiarism. The video is approximately 12 minutes in length. It is part of the Creative Thinking lesson on plagiarism. This story unfolds with a student who deliberately plagiarizes a paper for another student, thus tarnishing his reputation. Before starting the video, a teacher in the classroom could either use the questions listed in the Student Materials section of this website or write the following words on the board covered in the film: academic dishonesty, plagiarism, cutting-n-pasting off the web, academic/career consequences of plagiarism, etc. See Lesson One: Plagiarism Awareness for additional information to support these films.
Lesson One - Plagiarism Awareness: Credit Where Credit is Due.
ABOVE: NKU Literature Professor John Alberti, author of Text Messaging: Reading & Writing About Popular Culture.
Lesson Two - Respecting Copyright: Copyright - the Right to Copy!
The Copyright: the Right to Copy! film here is part of the Lesson Two, Session Two. It is a ten-minute story of a local college garage band and their challenges in copyright, including fans who file share but do not purchase the band's recordings. They sample and get into trouble with the law. The film touches on the following topics: copyright infringement; permission to use & registration of one's own works; illegal file sharing; practical & legal consequences; fair use; ethics and respect for others' works, etc. It reveals what many mistakenly believe about copyright and music, that copyright law only benefits the rich, famous musicians and record company executives, while in reality it is the lesser known, upstart musicians and businesses (like those in our film) who are hurt by music piracy/copyright infringement. The film provides pop-up questions and statements for students to think about while viewing and for classroom discussion. Lesson Two: Respecting Copyright reviews the copyright and Fair Use topics and supports these films.
Lesson Two - Respecting Copyright: Copyright and Fair Use.
ABOVE: University of Louisville Libraries Attorney Dwayne Buttler, Copyright Expert.
Lesson Two - Respecting Copyright: File Sharing or Stealing?
ABOVE: NKU Professor John Alberti, author of Text Messaging: Reading & Writing About Popular Culture.
Lesson Two - Protecting Your Works: Intellectual Property for Creators
ABOVE: Attorney David Lafkas, Intellectual Property Expert