Composition and copyright
Subtitle: perspectives on teaching, text-making, and fair use
By: edited and with an introduction by Steve Westbrook.
Contributors: Westbrook, Steve, 1973-
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781438425917
Subjects: Fair use (Copyright) -- United States; Copyright -- United States
Description: This title examines how copyright law is currently influencing processes of teaching and writing within universities. It concentrates on increasing digital lteracy, new media and internet writing. The question of what constitues 'infringement' or 'fair use' are considered in the context of the current legal framework.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Property, theft, piracy : rhetoric and regulation in MGM Studios v. Grokster / Jessica Reyman; title: Fair use and the vulnerability of criticism on the Internet / Sohui Lee; title: "Some rights reserved" : weblogs with creative commons licenses / Clancy Ratliff; title: In defense of obfuscation : questioning open source and a new perspective on teaching digital literacy in the writing classroom / Brian Ballentine; title: A refrain of costly fires : visual rhetoric, writing pedagogy, and copyright law / Steve Westbrook; title: Beyond the wake-up call : learning what students know about copyright / Lisa Dush; title: Ideas toward a fair use heuristic : visual rhetoric and composition / Martine Courant Rife; title: Blogging down : copyright law and blogs in the classroom / TyAnna K. Herrington; title: The (re)birth of the composer / John Logie; title: Own your rights : know when your university can claim ownership of your work / Jeff Galin.