(Slide 4)

Discussion - Is this ok?

Have students working in groups to discuss the scenario below. One member of each group to report back to the class outline if it is or is not fair and the reasons why.

• Anna works at the headquarters of a beauty company. The company is launching a new beauty product line made from Donegal Seaweed.

• They want to promote their new products to their customers and have asked Anna to research and write an article, about the benefits of seaweed, in their monthly newsletter.

• While doing her research, Anna finds a good article online that provides information about the benefits of seaweed.

• Anna copies sections from the article, slightly rewording it and pastes it into the company’s newsletter.

• Her work colleagues are really impressed with her well researched article.

Present Slide 5 

Reasons why the above is not ok, and pointers on what Anna should have done.

(Slide 8)

Listen to, compare and discuss the music video - Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.

Have students discuss and answer these questions:

• How are the songs similar?

• How are the songs different?

• Based on what you know, has Vanilla Ice broken the copyright laws? Be specific

Present Slide 9

Outcome of the Vanilla Ice V Queen/Bowie case.

Refer students to the online article on Songs on Trial: 12 Landmark Music Copyright Cases, and handout on ‘Copyright Infringement Cases’ to read in their own time.