Understanding Copyrights How do I know I can use something?

What is a Copyright? The exclusive legal right to produce, to perform in public, or publish an original literary or artistic work

However, teachers and students get a break called. . . So What is Copyrighted? Almost everything created privately and originally after March 1, 1989 is copyrighted, whether it has a copyright notice or not However, teachers and students get a break called. . .

Fair Use The copying is for educational use The original material is mainly facts, lacks originality, and is published You use a few portions to make your point and not the whole work You are not taking potential sales away from the owner

Here are the Guidelines Motion Media (such as a movie) Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less for a single copyrighted motion media work

Guidelines Continued Text Material Up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less of a single copyrighted work of text

Music, Lyrics, Music Video Guidelines Continued Music, Lyrics, Music Video Up to 10% NO more than 30 seconds of music and lyrics from a single musical work

Guidelines Continued Illustrations and Photographs Can be used in their entirety NO more than 5 images by same artist/illustrator NOT more than 10% or 15 images,whichever is less from a published collected work

Making Copies Including the original, only a limited amount of copies may be made of your project -Two use copies -Additional copy for preservation -You may retain one copy

Acknowledgements ALWAYS credit your source-you would want to be recognized for something you created wouldn’t you? Credit your source by including: -copyright symbol -year of first publication -name of copyright holder

If in doubt, write and ask for permission!!!! Finally. . . If in doubt, write and ask for permission!!!!