COPYRIGHT, FAIR USE, AND CREATIVE COMMONS

WHAT IS COPYRIGHT LAW? Copyright insures that the people who

create “Intellectual Property” can own their efforts.

Intellectual property is a tangible form of expression:Written work, musical work, works of art,

dramatic work, digitized work, video Copyright protection is automatic

when intellectual property is created.

WHAT IS FAIR USE? Fair Use allows the use of portions of

copyrighted works and materials for educational purposes.

Copyright is a law; Fair Use is a guideline Four guidelines determine Fair Use:

The purpose and character of the use. The nature of the copyrighted work. The amount of the portion used. The effect of the use upon the creator’s

market.

FAIR USE: PRINT MATERIAL Excerpt from a longer work (10 percent of

work or 1,000 words, whichever is less).

FAIR USE: IMAGES Single works may be used in their entirety,

but no more than five images by a single artist or photographer may be used.

From a collection, not more than 15 images or 10 percent (whichever is less) may be used.

FAIR USE: VIDEO Students may use10 percent or three

minutes (whichever is less) of “motion media.”

FAIR USE: AUDIO Students may use10 percent or 30 seconds

(whichever is less) of a musical composition.

WHAT IS CREATIVE COMMONS?

WHAT IS CREATIVE COMMONS? Creative Commons provides free tools that

let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.

You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved."

CREATIVE COMMONS CONDITIONS

RESOURCES General Purpose

Creative Commons Search Images

Flickr CC Flickr Storm

Audio CC Mixter Free Sounds Shambles List

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TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS: Copyright: I would recommend that teachers emphasize the

concept of owning your material and all the rights to it. Teachers should model best practice by citing all sources and putting concrete expectations and consequences in place for breaking the rules of the copyright law.

Fair Use: I would recommend that teachers draw a clear line where copyright ends and fair use begins by showing them the chart on the “Fair Use” section of the “Legal Use” page. This way, students will know exactly what they can use and how much in their projects.

Creative Commons: I would recommend for teachers to show their students the creative commons website and explain that everybody has the right to set rules for their own creative works. Make it a classroom project for students to produce a piece of work, then upload it to creative commons and decide if others can copy, remix or re-create their work. This will let them know how it feels to produce something, then have other use it.