Please be sure to follow proper protocols if you choose to do this.
Digital Read Aloud Guidelines for MASD. Online Story Time & Coronavirus: It’s Fair Use, Folks. As your library moves many of its services online in response to the coronavirus pandemic, you may be wondering about the legality of posting recorded story times to your Facebook or YouTube page.
The answer lies in “fair use.” Fair use is an exception to U.S. copyright law (Section 107) or 17 U.S. Code §107 that allows for the use of a protected work without permission. What does fair use allow for when it comes to online story time, and how has the pandemic changed what is allowable? We spoke with Carrie Russell, copyright specialist in ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office, to understand the finer points. First, can you remind us how copyright applies to story time in “normal” — i.e., non-pandemic — times?
During a health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, online story times benefit society more than ever, so it falls squarely within fair use, experts say. Carrie Russell: Copyright can be frustrating for people who want definitive answers, even with “yes”- or “no”-type questions. Authors & Publishers Permitting Read Alouds. LBYR Book Sharing Permission Statement. With the rapid increase of school and library closures and many schools transitioning to remote learning, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has received numerous requests from teachers, administrators, and librarians across the country asking for permission to post readings of books online for their students to access.
We are in awe of your efforts to adapt to the changing needs of your students and communities, and we want to support you. We ask that if you read an LBYR book online to your students or library patrons that you follow a few short guidelines: Please tag our social media handles in any posts affiliated with your readings—we’d love to see them! Thank you for all of your incredible work to support students and families during an uncertain time. Please tag our social media handles in any posts affiliated with your readings—we’d love to see them! Thank you for all of your incredible work to support students and families during an uncertain time. Penguin Random House Open License Online Story Time and Classroom Read-Aloud Videos and Live Events. LICENSE EXTENDED TO JUNE 30th, 2021 In order to encourage reading and classroom read-aloud experiences, and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by the escalating COVID-19 outbreak, Penguin Random House is permitting teachers, educators, librarians, booksellers, and other qualified individuals to create and share story time and read-aloud videos and live events, according to the following guidelines which have been extended to June 30th, 2021.
(This Open License is not meant to grant permission for the posting of any pre-recorded audiobook product.) For Teachers, Educators, Librarians, Booksellers, and Other Qualified Individuals providing distance learning and read-aloud events: Reporting Requirements: We ask that all teachers, educators, librarians, booksellers, and other qualified individuals please complete this form.
If you have any questions, please email StoryTimeTempPermission@penguinrandomhouse.com. Scholastic Temporarily Revises Policy for Online Read-Alouds. JK Rowling Grants Open License - thehill. Dan Gutman sur Twitter : "Several teachers and librarians have contacted me, asking for permission to shoot and post videos of themselves reading my books for their students while their school is temporarily closed due to the coronavirus. The answer is YE.
Chris Grabenstein: Teachers — you have my permission to record and post videos of you reading any of my books for your students while your schools are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus. Pete the Cat: Temporary Read Aloud Permission Policy - 2020. We've gotten a lot of inquiries from educators about whether or not they can read Pete the Cat books to their student via virtual platforms.
Here is a statement from our publisher, HarperCollins, addressing these requests: "If you are an educator or librarian who would like to read a HarperCollins Children’s book online: We are granting permission to educators and librarians to read HarperCollins Children’s Books titles online, on video, through the end of the school year. These virtual readings may be streamed live via digital platforms, or if recorded, posted to closed educational platforms. If a closed platform is unavailable, recorded videos of readings may be uploaded to YouTube as long as they are marked “Unlisted”. 1. 2. 3. This permission grant is to best serve the community of readers out there who need us right now. " You can find the full fact sheet here. Thank you for your interest in sharing Pete with your students.
Mo Willems: Teachers/Librarians. See below: happy reading. Mo' to come!… Rick Riordan sur Twitter : "Hey, educators, feel free to use read-alouds of my books for distance learning for the duration of the #coronavirus crisis. (educational nonprofit purposes, obvs.) Check the teacher/parent section of my site for activities, too. Liv Bits: Read Alouds: Let’s Keep Reading. JK Rowling Grants Open License - thehill. Chris Grabenstein: Teachers — you have my permission to record and post videos of you reading any of my books for your students while your schools are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus. Rick Riordan sur Twitter : "Hey, educators, feel free to use read-alouds of my books for distance learning for the duration of the #coronavirus crisis. (educational nonprofit purposes, obvs.) Check the teacher/parent section of my site for activities, too.