CopyrightCopyright

What is Copyright?What is Copyright?It protects the work of authors,

artists, composers, and other from being used without permission.

What is public domain?What is public domain?Work that is not copyrightedMay be used without permissionShould still credit the source

What is Fair Use?What is Fair Use?Allowed to use a limited amount

for educational purposesNeeds to pass these tests:

◦Does it have a nonprofit educational use?

◦Are you using only a small portion?◦Will your use keep the author from

making money?

A Fair(y) Use TaleA Fair(y) Use Tale

Synopsis: Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell

University created this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale

What if it doesn’t have the © What if it doesn’t have the © symbol?symbol?Doesn’t mean that its not

copyrightedAlmost everything on the web is

copyrighted

Putting your assignment on Putting your assignment on the webthe webNormally you can use

copyrighted material for school projects (under fair use)

Once your project goes on the web where others can access it, fair use no longer applies.

When in doubt always give credit

Copyright and the WebCopyright and the WebApplies to WebYour work is copyrighted as soon

as its created◦Protected for your lifetime plus 70

years◦So it can expire

Advertising protected material without an agreement is illegal

Copyright is violated for using material, not charging for it.

Creative CommonsCreative CommonsEasy-to-use legal tools that give

everyone from individual creators to major companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to pre-clear copyrights to their creative work.

11 Different combos of licensesLicense Explanation Slide shareHow to get:

http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

What else?What else?

Famous CasesFamous Cases Viacom vs. YouTube, Google Inc

◦ YouTube user posting copyright material. Google has developed some of the best software used

to detect copyrighted material Had to remove a lot of content

A & M Records vs. Napster:◦ Allowing users to download music for free. Ended

up settling and paying 26 million and folding site Walt Disney!