Introduction
The recent and rapid development of internationalization and information technologies is making an increasing number of people concerned and interested in copyright issues, and an increasing number of books on the outline of the Copyright Law and copyright systems are being published by various publishers and organizations.
Such books are widely used by a number of experts and practitioners working on copyright businesses in general, however, one should pay attention to the fact that not only such experts but also many other people now need knowledge and information on copyright rules. Some of them say, for example, "I now need to learn just this point and aspect of the copyright rule rather than every corner of the copyright legislation and systems." Some others say, "I would like to know the relationship between copyright and my business." This means that new types of introductory and explanatory booklets are needed, which possibly take a different approach to copyright rules and knowledge from the pre-existing copyright books.
The Copyright Research & Information Center (CRIC) planned to publish a series of booklets on case studies with a view to responding to such needs. This booklet is the first Volume of such booklets first published in March 1993 and revised continually, which was targeting formal education teachers who need some knowledge of copyright rules relevant to teaching practices.
The booklets of this Case Study Series are continually published every year, so far up to Volume 3, taking up various issues and aspect of copyright systems, cooperating with relevant experts and the JCO (Japan Copyright Office) of the Government. We do hope that the present booklet will contribute to the further understanding of copyright systems in the schools of this country.
CRIC (Copyright Research & Information Center)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Q1. | Are school pupils and students also granted copyright? |
| Q2. | How can pre-existing works be used by teachers without authorization as teaching materials? |
| Q3. | Is authorization needed to use pre-existing works for public performances at a school festival? |
| Q4. | Is authorization needed to draw a picture of a cartoon character on a placard of cheer leaders at a school athletic meeting? |
| Q5. | How can cooperative teaching between schools through the Internet be operated without copyright infringement? |
| Q6. | Can a pre-existing work be used in an entrance examination of a school without authorization? |
| Q7. | How should a school cope with a publisher that seeks for an authorization to publish a book of all the entrance examination questions of the school through the past five years? |
| Q8. | What should a school do for sound recording, video shooting, photo taking, publishing of the speech which is planned for the next school seminar, inviting students and community people? |
| Q9. | If a company is selling a teaching content for computer education which is similar to the one created beforehand by a teacher, what will happen to the copyright of the teacher? |
| Q10. | How can an article of a newspaper or a journal on education issues be copied and distributed for a teachers' meeting at school? |
| Q11. | What should a school do as copyright education? |
| Q12. | What is the concrete way to obtain the authorization of relevant copyright owners? |
| Q13. | Is there any organization that provides information on copyright issues? |