–noun

1. the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is
regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.

2. that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.

3. a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period:

Culture?
Greek culture.

4. development or improvement of the mind by education or training.

5. the behaviours and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age

group: the youth culture; the drug culture.

6. Anthropology. the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human

beings and transmitted from one generation to another.

7. the act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage.

8. the raising of plants or animals, esp. with a view to their improvement.

Copyright Law
The right of the creator of an idea,
design, text, image, sound, video or
interactive media to decide on how it
will be used.

The right to charge for the reproduction

by others of your own work.
Lesson Aims:

• Understand the purpose of copyright law

• Learn how copyright is enforced

• Consider the effectiveness of Creative

Commons
 Copyright Origins
• Like the Free Press begins in
the 15th/16th century with the
invention of the Printing Press

• Before that it was very difficult

to copy anything without as
much skill as it took to make it
in the first place

• First law passed in Britain in

1709 concerned with the
printing of books.
 Copyright/Trademark/Patent
• A copyright protects original
works that fall under the
categories of literature,
dramatic, musical, artistic, and
intellectual.

• A trademark is used to protect

a word, symbol, device, or
name that is used for the
purpose of trading goods.

• A patent for an invention grants

a property right to the inventor
that will prevent anyone else
from making, using, or selling
the invention.
Internet Creatures: Three Kinds of Beast
• Copyright users – those
who would like to see
copyright law effectively
control the flow of
information on the internet.

• EXAMPLES: Traditional Big

Media Companies –
Microsoft, Sony, Viacom,
Internet Creatures: Three Kinds of Beast
• Free Software users –
those who believe that all
copyright is against the
principles of the internet.
That all software should be
free to copy, distribute,
change and even sell.

EXAMPLES: Pirate Bay,

GNU,
Free Software Foundation
Internet Creatures: Three Kinds of Beast
• Open Source Users –
Those who respect the
ideas of copyright but
can see the potential of
working together and
sharing ideas.

EXAMPLES: Linux,
Firefox,
The Landscape
 Creative Commons
• An alternative to the
restrictive “All or
Nothing” of traditional
copyright law.

• Allows for more

flexible conditions that
work more effectively
with the internet.
 Task: Create Your Own Creative
Commons Copyright
• Use the Creative Commons
Website and the wiki to establish
a conditional copyright over an
idea, style, word, invention,
technique that is unique to you or
your group of friends.

• It cannot be something that is

already copyrighted.

• Your idea must be:

– fully explained on your wiki page
– have supporting diagrams/images
– Have a clear and full copy of your
licence on the page
The Shak Board Room Class Setup
The Board Room Class Setup is an
alternative to standard limiting classroom
layouts which is beneficial to a variety of
learning experiences. It provides:

• A highly collaborative space suitable for

large scale group projects
• Efficient use of floor space allowing
students and staff to easily navigate the
room
• Professional and executive feel to the
classroom

How it is done:

• All tables must be linked together laterally

to form one large continuous table.
• Students should preferably be facing each
other.
• The end table can contain two students
who face down towards the teacher.