Copyright Crash

Course

April Canales-Perez

EDTC 6340.66

Copyright

Copyright is a form of protection for “original works of authorship”

Photo courtesy of Alex Novoa Flickr.com

Public domain

Works are no longer under copyright protection so just like a public restroom don’t ask just use it.

Photo courtesy of Mark Giles Flickr.com

Copyright act protects them

Libraries are displaying more orphan works

Orphan works

Copyright law protects all works on the internet

LicensesImplied license

• Vital to the operation of the Internet

• Boundaries are vague

Express license• Explains what rights the

author wants to have• Creative Commons

Fair use

Just because you acknowledge the source

does not mean you have their permission to use it

Fair use factors

What is the character of the use?

How will it be used?

How much will be used?

What effect will it have?

Teach act• Accredited nonprofit educational

institutions

• Covers works an instructor

uses during class

Photo courtesy of Schplook Flickr.com

Getting permission

• Contact author or publisher

• Research to find copyright owners

• Get written permission

References

•Resource

• Harper, G. K., (2007). Copyright crash course. Building on others’ creative expression. Retrieved from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/

•Images

• (2009). A smarter dummy. U.Va. engineers building “virtual” crash test dummy. Retrieved from http://uvamagazine.org/research_and_discovery/ article/a_smarter_dummy/

• Dery, M. (2008). Orphan works. Retrieved from http://www.printmag.com/Article.aspx?ArticleSlug=Orphan_Works

• (2009). Getting started with websites: Introduction. Retrieved from http://divyun.com/page/2/

• (2010). Creative commons and intellectual property. Retrieved from http://chinesedrum.wordpress.com/

• PungoM. (2007). Fuzzy copyright. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192/in/photostream/

• (2010). SharePoint Item Level Permissions 2010 & 2007.Retrieved from http://dbweb.sbisite.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=80