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Copyright:What You Should Know
Jessica Burnias
The First Copyright Law
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Copyright Basics
Title 17
U.S. Code
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Ownership/Author
Mine all Mine EmployerPhotos courtesy of Microsoft Clipart
Copyrightable Expression
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Fair Use
• Copyright Act of 1976– Sections 107-118
• Contains a list of various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair:– Criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and
research
• Four factors to determine fair use:– Is it for commercial use or is for nonprofit educational purposes– Nature of the work– The portion being used in relationship to the whole– Will it effect the value of the work
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The Teach Act Section 110(1&2)
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Copyright Infringement
• Anyone who uses an author’s work without the owner’s permission is guilty
• Examples: – Using an author’s work and proclaiming as your
own– Making copies of a book and selling the copies– Downloading music without paying for a copy
What is Not Protected by Copyright Law
• Ideas, procedures, methods, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices
• Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans• Works by the US government
Alternatives
• There are different websites that contain works that can be used– Example
• www.clipart.com• Public Domain
– Intellectual property, not owned or controlled by anyone– These are public property anyone can use them for any
purpose– Includes
• Works with expired copyrights• Works released to the public domain by the copyright
holder• Government documents
Why is Copyright Important in the Classroom?
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Works CitedCopyright Crash Course. 29 Aug 2011 <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/>
U.S. Copyright Office –Fair Use. Copyright-Fair Use. 4 Sept. 2011 <http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html>