Hi Suzanne! I wrote another post to your same message just to be able to give a little bit more background for clarity. I hope it’s helpful. Here goes…
Hi. I am looking for help and support from people who have experience or knowledge about creating OER and incorporating authentic materials by other creators (that most likely do not have creative commons licensing) into their work. First, I will give a brief synopsis of an OER creation project I am working on this year (not a remix or modification of current OER) and then, I will share my question regarding copyright and OER creation.
I am working on a project this year in which I plan to design and create accessible and culturally responsive Open Educational Resource Learning Modules for the subject area of Italian that will focus on culture and proficiency. The learning modules that I plan to create in Canvas and ultimately share on Canvas Commons will be multi-modal and rich with cultural and linguistic content and authentic texts, such as images of art, websites, podcasts, videos, songs, poems, film clips, shorts, short stories and excerpts from novels, as well as instructor-created videos and instructor-created student projects.
My main question (for now) is how do I ensure that all authentic texts and media (that I will not be creating and that are not OER) that I incorporate into my Italian OER learning modules do not infringe upon copyright? I want to use text from webpages, songs, videos, video clips, images of art, pages from books, poems, news articles, podcasts and more. Can I integrate any of these media into my OER for solely educational purposes as long as I give credit and cite my sources without asking for permission? Or do I need to ask for permission for every use of media to be incorporated into my OER? Does each type of media work the same way or does the answer change for some of the media I have noted above? Is there any difference in the answer if the media comes from the US or if the media is from Italy? If anyone has any experience or knowledge about this, would you please share your expertise? Thank you!
Finally, I just wanted to add that I am beginning to understand Open Pedagogy, and I will keep my mind open as to how I can best ensure collaborative pedagogical practices with an emphasis on student creation into my materials.