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

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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>