Objective: Identify and understand the Objective: Identify and understand the appropriate and ethical use of appropriate and ethical use of information technology in the information technology in the

classroom with a focus on copyright.classroom with a focus on copyright.

NETS-S Standard: 5A) Advocate and NETS-S Standard: 5A) Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.use of information and technology.

Copyright BasicsCopyright Basics

What are we going to learn?What are we going to learn?

What is Copyright?What is Copyright? What Can Be Copyrighted?What Can Be Copyrighted? How Long Does Copyright Last?How Long Does Copyright Last? What is in the Public Domain?What is in the Public Domain? What is Fair Use?What is Fair Use?

What is Copyright?What is Copyright?

Copyright gives you Copyright gives you a set of rights that a set of rights that prevents other prevents other people from people from copying your work copying your work and doing other and doing other things with your things with your work that you may work that you may not like.not like.

1.1. As the creator of your work, As the creator of your work, you should have the right to you should have the right to control what people can and control what people can and cannot do with your work.cannot do with your work.

2.2. $$$$$$$$$$$$ Creators of original Creators of original work deserve to get paid for work deserve to get paid for their hard work. their hard work. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

3.3. It shows respect and It shows respect and appreciation.appreciation.

Importance of CopyrightImportance of Copyright

If There is No Copyright…If There is No Copyright…

The main motive for The main motive for creative endeavors creative endeavors (money) disappears. (money) disappears. If authors can’t make If authors can’t make a living writing, most a living writing, most will not write. If a will not write. If a record company can’t record company can’t profit from a band, profit from a band, they will sign fewer they will sign fewer bands and cut loose bands and cut loose the money losers. the money losers.

Why do you think Copyright is Why do you think Copyright is important?important?

Pair/Share with your partner and Pair/Share with your partner and discuss why you think Copyright is discuss why you think Copyright is important.important.

Pair/Share with your partner and Pair/Share with your partner and discuss what might happen if there discuss what might happen if there were no Copyright laws?were no Copyright laws?

What Does Copyright Give its What Does Copyright Give its Creators?Creators?

RightRight to reproduce to reproduce the work.the work.

RightRight to prepare to prepare works based on the works based on the original work. (Make original work. (Make sequels)sequels)

RightRight to distribute to distribute copies for sale.copies for sale.

RightRight to display to display musical and artistic musical and artistic works publicly.works publicly.

Examples of What Can Be Examples of What Can Be ProtectedProtected

Literary Works (Poems, Novels, Stories)Literary Works (Poems, Novels, Stories) Musical Works (Songs)Musical Works (Songs) Dramatic Works (Plays, Screenplays)Dramatic Works (Plays, Screenplays) Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural WorksPictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works Motion Pictures and VideoMotion Pictures and Video Sound Recordings (Sound Effects)Sound Recordings (Sound Effects)

How Long Does Copyright Last?How Long Does Copyright Last?

A copyright lasts for life plus 70 years A copyright lasts for life plus 70 years for individuals for anything on or after for individuals for anything on or after 1978.1978.

A copyright lasts for 95 years for A copyright lasts for 95 years for corporate authors after publication for corporate authors after publication for anything on or after 1978. (It is 120 anything on or after 1978. (It is 120 years after creation if not published.)years after creation if not published.)

Works published before 1978 and Works published before 1978 and after 1923 are protected for 95 years.after 1923 are protected for 95 years.

Copyright is AutomaticCopyright is Automatic

Copyright happens Copyright happens automatically as soon automatically as soon as a copy of the work as a copy of the work is created. Just is created. Just because you don’t see because you don’t see the the ©© symbol doesn’t symbol doesn’t mean the work is mean the work is ““public domainpublic domain.”.”

What can I use?!!What can I use?!!““Fair UseFair Use”” and “ and “Public DomainPublic Domain” ”

to the rescue!!to the rescue!! Copyright is limited by the “Copyright is limited by the “Fair Fair

UseUse” doctrine and “” doctrine and “Public DomainPublic Domain.”.” ""FairFair UseUse" allows limited copying of " allows limited copying of

copyrighted works for educational copyrighted works for educational and research purposes.and research purposes.

““Public DomainPublic Domain” are works that are ” are works that are not copyrighted and available to not copyrighted and available to everyone for use.everyone for use.

Public DomainPublic Domain

Anything in the Anything in the public domainpublic domain is is useable by anyone in any way that useable by anyone in any way that they want. No one owns it.they want. No one owns it.

Everything published before 1923 is Everything published before 1923 is in the in the public domainpublic domain..

U.S. federal works are in the U.S. federal works are in the public public domaindomain..

Authors can choose to put work in the Authors can choose to put work in the public domain by including a notice public domain by including a notice that the item is in the that the item is in the public domainpublic domain..

Public Domain ExamplesPublic Domain Examples

Project Gutenberg (many sites including Project Gutenberg (many sites including http://promo.net/pg/) places classics in the ) places classics in the public domain online which are scanned by public domain online which are scanned by volunteers.volunteers.

The US Federal Government search engine The US Federal Government search engine FirstGov (FirstGov (http://www.firstgov.gov/) indexes ) indexes public domain government info.public domain government info.

Most works published prior to 1923 are not Most works published prior to 1923 are not online and are unlikely to be put online in online and are unlikely to be put online in the future due to the costs of scanning and the future due to the costs of scanning and hosting and the difficulty of profiting from hosting and the difficulty of profiting from this work.this work.

Pair/Share with a partner and Pair/Share with a partner and discuss what is considered discuss what is considered

public domainpublic domain??

What is in the What is in the Public Public DomainDomain??

What is What is Fair UseFair Use?? Use of material for Use of material for

criticism, comment, criticism, comment, news reporting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, teaching, scholarship, and research.and research.

Limitations apply. Limitations apply. This includes This includes consideration of the consideration of the purpose, nature, purpose, nature, amount, and the amount, and the effect of the use on effect of the use on potential value of potential value of work.work.

What if I have to use an What if I have to use an example from a copyrighted example from a copyrighted

work!!!work!!!

Don’t stress out, Don’t stress out, remember:remember: Fair Use and Fair Use and

Public Domain Public Domain And one more And one more

tip…tip…

The 10% Rule!!The 10% Rule!!

Remember the 10% Rule!!Remember the 10% Rule!! Generally speaking, up to 10% of a Generally speaking, up to 10% of a

work can be used.work can be used.Motion Media

Text Material

Music, Lyric, and Music Videos

Illustrations and Photos

• Up to 10%• 3 Minutes

Whichever is Less

•Up to 10%•1000 Words•Poems with less than 250 Words.

•Up to 10%•No more than 30 Seconds

Photos or Drawings may be used, but no more than 5 from one artist

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1.1. Why is Copyright important to you?Why is Copyright important to you?

2.2. Describe what would happen if there Describe what would happen if there were no Copyright laws?were no Copyright laws?

3.3. What did you learn about Copyright What did you learn about Copyright today?today?

Practice!!Practice!!

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