Copyright Basics – Media T. Meredith, UWE Ed Tech Specialist August 1, 2017

© What is copyright? Copyright protects an author’s original works Is given as soon as a tangible work is created Is automatic – does not require paperwork Authors/owners may do four things: Make copies Display their work(s) in public Create derivative works Share/sell copies of their work to the public ©

What is “public domain”? Works published before January 1, 1923. Works published between 1923 and 1978 that did not contain a valid copyright notice. Works published between 1923 and 1978 for which the copyright was not renewed. Works authored by employees of the federal government. Works that the copyright owner has freely granted to the public domain. The Internet and its content is NOT in the public domain… Visibility and availability of media has no bearing on “public domain” status.

Defining Fair Use for Education The Fair Use doctrine balances the rights of a creator with the public good. It is “…a legal exception to the exclusive rights an owner has for his or her copyrighted work (Hawkins, 2017).” Four factors: Purpose (teaching, research, non-profit, etc.) Nature of the work (published vs. unpublished) Amount of the work being used Effect on value of original work

Guidelines for Educators Under Fair Use guidelines developed by librarians and teachers over time, the following recommendations are generally accepted: a single chapter from a book an excerpt from a work that combines language and illustrations, such as a children's book, not exceeding two pages or 10 percent of the work, whichever is less a poem of 250 words or less or up to 250 words of a longer poem an article, short story, or essay of 2,500 words or less, or excerpts of up to 1,000 words or 10 percent of a longer work, whichever is less; or a single chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.

How do we apply these rules to media? Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia (1996) Copyright Law and New Technologies Legally Use Images in Social Media YouTube and Copyright Can I Use That Image? – flowchart Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Finding “copyright-friendly” media Images Pixabay USDA Image Gallery 21 Sites w/Free Images… Video Pexels Videvo Music Jamendo Bensound Creative Commons Music

Get credit toward your “Tech-spert” badge! Activity Get credit toward your “Tech-spert” badge! Read “How to use images in your social media marketing” and ask yourself - do you know the terms of service for your social media tools? OR Go to CreativeCommons.org and explore the options available for copyright-friendly material. When you have finished, go to this Google form and fill it out to receive credit: http://tinyurl.com/10thingsJuly

Questions? Tamara Meredith, tamara.meredith@uwyo.edu