Resources from the FSU Workshop on Ethics and Standards in Creative Activity
For more information, feel free to contact Dr Opel at aopel@fsu.edu or Dr. Nudd at dmnudd@fsu.edu
Dr. Donna Nudd and Dr. Andy Opel developed a workshop for graduate students who are working in the creative realm. These workshops covered issues of informed consent/permissions release, copyright and fair use and strategies for receiving peer review. The workshops were presented to students in the College of Communication, the College of Theater, Dance and Visual Arts and the Film School. The workshops will be repeated again during the 2010-11 academic year. Here are the materials that were presented at the workshop, including the Power Point presentation (download power point) and the handout of Selected Resources (see below or download .doc file).
Selected Resources
COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE ISSUES
The U.S .Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html`(Accessed February 24, 2009).
"How to Investigate Copyright Status of a Work." United States Copyright Office Document. Download PDF
The following are a series of documents written by a group of Lawyers and Media scholars from the School of Communication and the Washington College of Law at American University. They are written in clear, accessible language and are the best resources available for media makers and creative artists who are attempting to understand current fair use standards.
“ Documentary Filmmakers Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use.” Center for Social Media, American University.
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/fair_use_final.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009).
“Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video.” Center for Social Media, American University.
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/online_best_practices_in_fair_use.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009).
“Recut, Reframe, Recycle: Quoting Copyrighted Material in User- Generated Video.” Center for Social Media, American University.
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/CSM_Recut_Reframe_Recycle_report.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009).
“Code of Best practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.” Center for Social Media, American University.
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/files/pdf/Media_literacy_txt.pdf
The following books and websites represent the work of Lawrence Lessig, the leading lawyer writing on issues of fair use and copyright law.
Lawrence Lessig’s Personal website: http://www.lessig.org/
(Accessed February 24, 2009).
On his website, you will find links to free versions of three of Lessig’s books:
The Future of Ideas
http://www.the-future-of-ideas.com/download/
Free Culture
http://free-culture.cc/freecontent/
Code Version 2.0.
http://codev2.cc/download+remix/
The Creative Commons is a “non-profit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.” - http://creativecommons.org/ (Accessed February, 24, 2009). This site is a clearinghouse for copyright issues and new forms of creative licensing.
The Internet Archive is a “non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public - http://www.archive.org/index.php (Accessed February, 24, 2009). This website is a vast database of public domain and shareware images, films, music, texts, software and more. Much of the material is licensed under the Creative Commons licensing rules. This is an incredible resource for all types of creative artists.
DOCUMENTING AND EVALUATING CREATIVE WORK
Sample PTE Guidelines from Professional Associations:
“The Evaluation of Faculty in Creative Specialties for Promotion and Tenure.” University Film and Video Association.
http://www.ufva.org/content.php?type_id=3&article_id=86
(Accessed August 3, 2009)
“Guidelines for Evaluating the Teacher/Dramaturg for Promotion and Tenure” http://www.athe.org/files/pdf/TeacherDramaturgTenureGuidelines.pdf
This document supplements the “Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Outcomes Assessment Guidelines for Theatre Programs in Higher Education” (1985-1989), “Guidelines for Evaluating Teacher/Artists for Promotion and Tenure” (1989), and “Guidelines for Evaluating the Teacher/Director for Promotion and Tenure” (1992). Hard copies of any of these booklets above are available for purchase at
http://www.athe.org/files/pdf/orderform.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009)
“Guidelines for the Evaluation of Ethnographic Visual Media.” AAA Statement Produced by the Society of Visual Anthropology, 2001.
http://dev.aaanet.org/stmts/visualmedia.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009)
“NCA Performance Studies Division: Tenure and Promotion Guidelines for Understanding and Evaluating Creative Activity”
http://psdnrb.org/NRBTenurePromotionGuidelines.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009)
“ Policy 12: Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Electronic Media Faculty Involved in Creative Work.” In Broadcast Education Association Board Policy Handbook, pages 18-22.
http://www.beaweb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutUs/brdhndbk%5B1%5D.pdf
(Accessed February 24, 2009)
Miscellaneous Sources that have been helpful to Dr. Nudd
Adams, Don and Arlene Goldbard. Creative Community; The Art of Cultural Development. Rockefeller Foundation, 2001.
Commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, this book traces the history of the community cultural development movement in the United States, and analyses the theory behind it by looking at programme models, themes and ideas. The publication forms part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Creativity and Culture Theme, which analyses the impact of globalisation, mass media and current social conditions on cultural traditions and values.
“Program Planning & Proposal Writing, Expanded Version.” Grantsmanship Center. 48 page pamphlet. Available for purchase:
http://www.tgci.com/publications.shtml
(Accessed February 24, 2009).
Valian, Virginia. Why So Slow: The Advancement of Women. MIT Press, l999.
Virginia Valian uses concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women.
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