Virtual Learning

& Copyright Use

Created by: Darleen Roche

for today’s online classroom

Table of Contents

Introduction

Copyright laws

Fair use

Plagiarism

What does this mean to the virtual learner?

Conclusion

Introduction• In todays digital world it is easy to

find information on the web.

• As a virtual learner you must be responsible and know how to give credit where its due.

• In this presentation you will learn the differences between Copyright, Fair use and Plagiarism.

What Does Copyright Mean?

• Copyright is a law created to protect the author/creator of an original work of art

• Copyright law protects their work from being used without their permission

• Only the author can redistribute, sell, or recreate their original work

• Copyrights created after 1977 last the lifetime of the author plus 70 years after they die

What is Considered Protected?

• Videos, music, and movies

• Art, drawings, paintings

• Lyrics

• Literary works

• Choreographed dances

• Video games and computer software

Confused?Check out this video created and

given permission to use by: Copyright Basics

What is Fair Use?

• Fair use is the outcome of the limitations set in place by Copyright

• When the Copyright expires it moves to a public domain

• Here everyone can use and create other works of art

• By using parts of the original and remixing it is considered “Fair use”

Plagiarism • Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else's thoughts and ideas and placing it in your work as your own.

• To avoid plagiarizing make sure you quote and then cite your source

• If the sentence is not a quote but pieces of another's work it still needs to be cited

Created and given permission to use by: questioncopyright.org

What does this mean to YOU the Virtual Learner?• The internet is crawling with information

that’s easily accessible

• Sometimes seeing someone else's work sparks creativity in YOU and that’s ok!

• When taking pieces of copyrighted material make sure you get permission from the author

• When directly quoting or taking part of someone's thoughts and ideas cite the source

Resources

• http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/fair-use-faq

• http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/copyright-faq

• http://youtu.be/Uiq42O6rhW4

• http://youtu.be/dPtH2KPuQbs

• Clip art provided Microsoft