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Copyright by Aliona Sacali
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.
How Does It Work?1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of
copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following:
• To reproduce the work in copies• To prepare derivative works based upon the work• To distribute copies of the work to the public by sale
other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending
• To perform the work publicly• To display the work publicly
What is Copyright?Definition and How it works
Fair Use Educators must follow the
guidelines that describe circumstances under which a teacher can use copyrighted materials in face-to-face instruction.
Students may use portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works in their academic multimedia projects, with proper credit and citations.
Intellectual Property
Unique and unobvious products of the human mind such as ideas, inventions, writings, speeches, names, industrial processes and etc.
4 types: • patents• trademarks• copyrights• trade secrets
Public DomainAn enormous mass of
intellectual property which includes songs, books, movies, legislation, etc. that is open and available for the public to use freely.
A work is copyrighted when
that work has been created in some type of tangible form like writing or recording.
Issues of CopyrightBecome aware of these issues and act in accordance with professional ethics.
Additional Info This page offers additional info and links for your further knowledge about copyright
If you still have some questions about copyright this is a link for you. This website answers some frequently asked questions about copyright.http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/faq.html
If you are still concerned about what the “Copyright Guidelines” are and how to not violate them click on this link. http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/copyright1.html#2
FAQ
Copyright Guidelines
Copyright MiniTest
If you would like to test yourself and the particular resource you are using in your classroom and check if you are not violating the Copyright guideless take this mini 4 question test.http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/test/index.html
Works Cited
www.thecopyrightsite.org
www.copyright.gov
Teaching and Learning with Teachnology (Fourth Edition) by Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean B. McDonald –Chapter 13.