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Safety, Copyright,
and Fair Use
Professional Communication:
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Computer Lab Safety No running please. Coats, bags, and other items should be placed under your
desks or on the coat rack to avoid tripping hazards. Periodically glance away from the screen. Staring into a
computer monitor too long will strain your eyes. Let an instructor know if the color scheme, font size, or other
settings of your computer are causing strain on your eyes. There are many built-in ways to adjust these settings for comfort.
Avoid long sessions of typing as they may cause repetitive stress injuries to your hands.
Maintain good posture to ease your back. Keep the noise level to a minimum. Be aware of the location of fire exits and fire extinguishers.
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Copyright
The exclusive right to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form of a literary, musical, or artistic work.
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Creator owns the right to:
Adapt Reproduce Distribute Publicly perform Publicly display Transmit
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Adaptation
Adaptation means changing a work in some way or creating a derivative work.
Books turned into screen plays, movies, and plays
Using a song’s tune with different words, or vice versa
Placing a work in a computer-aided presentation or on a website
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Reproduction
Reproduction is making copies
in any format. Digitizing a photo Photocopies Drawing a known cartoon character Photographing a graphic work Duplicating a video
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Distribution Passing out copies Mailing copies Loaning copies Placing on airwaves, radio
waves, etc. Placing on a network Emailing copies Publishing on the Web
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Public Performance
Performing (by means of any device or process) at a place open to the public, or where persons outside a normal circle of family and social acquaintances are gathered.
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My Website
Public Display
Any display outside the home of painting, photograph, sculpture, literature, etc., including on websites.
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Digitally Transmit
Local and online radio stations pay royalties to record companies in order to transmit content digitally or over airwaves.
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Copyright: no registration required!
In order to have protection, works do NOT have to say “copyright by” have the copyright symbol © have the registered trademark
symbol ® The works creator
automatically has all six rights as designated on slide 4.
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What can students do?
Look for items that are in the public domain. See if your use falls
under “fair use.” guidelines.
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Public Domain
Items in the public domain may be used without copyright restrictions.
Find these by typing “item name” and “public domain” in a search engine – music, graphics, photos, literature, etc.
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“popular music” and “public domain”
FAIR USE1. The purpose and character of the use,
including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. The nature of the copyrighted work.3. The amount and substantiality of the portion
used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. (17 USC, §107)
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Most Important Factor:
The effect upon the potential market for or value of copyrighted work.
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What to Do
Check the rights of what you are using
If it’s not fair use, get permission before using
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• front of book, magazine, or periodical• on the video or website of video company• on the photo or website of photo supplier
Don’t take what isn’t yours.
For more information, Copyright for Schools, by Dr. Carol M. Simpson, is available in most school libraries.
ASK!
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