Copyright

CopyrightIt is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator exclusive rights to it.

Gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it.

Your rights as a copyright owner

Right to make copies Prepare derivative worksPublicly distributeDisplay and perform the

workIn the case of digital

sound recordings, to perform the works over a digital network.

What you need to know about copyright protection…

Many people assume that everything posted on the Internet is public domain, probably because our law used to protect published works only if they displayed the proper copyright notice upon publication. The law, however, has changed: neither publication nor a notice of any kind is required to protect works today.

The factsSimply putting the pen to the paper or in the electronic medium, putting the fingers to the save key creates a copyrighted work. Once expression is committed to a tangible medium (and computer media is considered tangible), copyright protection is automatic. So, postings of all kinds are protected the same as published printed works.

Liability for posting infringing works

The proliferation of RIAA lawsuits against individuals for peer-to-peer file-sharing make clear that individuals can be liable for their own actions when they copy and distribute others' copyrighted works without permission.

What to do now?

Implied and express licenses to use Internet materials

You can easily give your works an express license by attaching a Creative Commons license to the materials you post on your Website, or upload to other sites. It's easy and it sends the message that you want your materials to be part of the flow of creativity.

Creative Commons licenses• Every Creative Commons license works around the world and lasts as long as applicable copyright lasts.

• These common features serve as the baseline, on top of which licensors can choose to grant additional permissions when deciding how they want their work to be used.

Fair use

Fair use is the right, in some circumstances, to quote copyrighted material without asking permission or paying for it.

Getting permission Assuming the work you wish to use is protected, the work has not been licensed for your use online, and your use is not a fair use or otherwise exempt from liability for infringement, you need permission.

Check the Copyright Clearance Center("CCC") first.If the work you want to use is registered with the CCC, you can get permission instantly for most materials. If your institution subscribes to the academic license and your work is covered, you don't have to do anything -- your use is covered.

Orphan Works books, records, images,

compositions, manuscripts, movies, screenplays, painting and drawings, in short, any work protected by copyright whose owner cannot be determined or located or who does not respond when contacted.

Public Domain if a work is published without

proper notice (name of publisher and date) during certain time frames (1923-1989), it becomes part of the public domain. If it is not published, or if it is published after 1989 without indication of the author is, its protection is automatic and lasts for the life of the author plus (and longer in some countries).

Orphan Works and Public Domain

Conclusion

When you use others’ creative expressions, set time aside to understand copyrights and licenses rules that are linked to their original creation.

End notesThe Copyright Crash Course © 2001, 2007 Georgia K. Harper

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