Re: Wording of copyright notice.

I just produced a massive document that addresses the safe and responsible use of the Internet in schools. I had no funding to produce the document. It was important that the guide be dissiminated as rapidly as possible. So I placed the document online with the following notice:

 2001 Nancy E. Willard
This work is distributed as "Honor Text." Permission to copy and distribute for non-profit, educational purposes is granted. Districts, schools, or others organizations that make use of this Planning Guide and template materials are requested to submit payment to the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the address above. The amount requested is $200 to $250, depending on size and financial status (self-determined). The Center can provide an invoice of P.O. if necessary.

No checks so far. But I did use the same distribution method in the mid 90s with some other Internet use policy materials I developed. And I received checks from many school districts.

In case any of you work with schools and are dealing with CIPA, the guide is online at: http://netizen.uoregon.edu/documents/cipa.html

Nancy

Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Director, Responsible Netizen
Center for Advanced Technology in Education 5214 University of Oregon, College of Education Eugene, Oregon 97405
E-mail: nwillard[_at_]oregon.uoregon.edu
URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu
Author of Computer Ethics, Etiquette, and Safety for 21st Century Students, coming soon from ISTE

"Miller, Barry" wrote:

> I suspect (and hope) that many of the experts on this list will suggest
> better language, but I'm trying to come out of my lurker's shell and will
> offer mine. For those countries, such as the U.S., where statutory moral
> rights do not generally exist, I would use the proper copyright notice
> followed by: "The copyright owner grants a license to reproduce this work
> conditioned upon inclusion of the statement 'Produced by Andrew Sly.'"
>
> Thus, for example, "Copyright 2001 Andrew Sly. The copyright owner grants a
> license to reproduce this work so long as all reproductions include the
> statement 'Produced by Andrew Sly.'"
>
> And at the risk of being cynical, I might also want to specify that the
> attribution statement be visible, prominent, at the top or bottom of the
> first page, not hidden, or words of similar effect.
>
> And hey, why not follow the shareware example and request that $10 be sent
> to your kid's college fund?
>
> Barry P. Miller
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl Johnson [mailto:carl_johnson[_at_]byu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 11:25 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: RE: Wording of copyright notice.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org [mailto:owner-cni-copyright[_at_]cni.org]On
> Behalf Of Andrew Sly
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 1:58 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Wording of copyright notice.
>
> I have a question about how to word a copyright notice.
> (Or perhaps something more like an anti-copyright notice.)
>
> I'm planning to make a series of music scores. Specifically,
> scores containing chorus excerpts from well-known operas.
> I will be using as sources, editions which are proveably
> public domain.
>
> I would like to retain the moral right to be recognized
> as editor of the scores but explicitly give anyone
> freedom to make and distribute copies, as well as use
> for performance.
>
> How would the following two lines be for fulfilling that
> purpose? Any suggestions for improvement?
>
> Produced by Andrew Sly.
> This score may be freely copied and distributed, and used for performance[,
> as long as the following credit line is included on all copies: Produced by
> Andrew Sly.]
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