Jordan Johnson

 Copyright means that copying (or performing, publishing, displaying…) a work without permission is illegal.  To copy (or perform, etc.) someone else’s work legally requires written permission. “License” = permission.

 Public Domain works No one “owns” them In our country, that’s because either:  They’re old,  The author decided to make them free,  Or the U.S. Government made them.

 Some uses of copyrighted works are deemed “fair.”  This exception is used often by: Teachers Researchers Reporters Parodists Rappers / samplers

 “Fair Use” is based on a four-part test: Purpose of use Nature of the work copied/used Amount copied or used Effect on the copyright

 More acceptable: Teaching Research News Reporting  Less acceptable: Making money Not crediting author Using for advertising

 More acceptable: Factual works  Statistics  Phone numbers  Data Important for education  Less acceptable: Fiction Very creative work  Art  Music  Movies  Plays

 More acceptable: Small quantity Less than 10% of work  Less acceptable: All of the work Most of the work Crucial parts of the work

 More acceptable: Little or no effect on the market User legally owns a copy of the work  Less acceptable: Could replace selling the original Many copies made Used for a long time Copies are put on the Internet

 10% (one rule of thumb) is: Movies/TV: less than 3 minutes Text Material: 10% or 1000 words Poem: Less than 250 words Music/Lyrics/Music Video: 10%, less than 30 seconds Artwork: depends heavily on the work.

 Questions?  Upcoming project: Short (one page) research paper on a topic in copyright. Topic suggestions will be posted soon.

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