Copyright Fair Use Lesson

What is copyright? Copyright protects the right to copy an original work Covers: Music Art Stories Pictures Internet images and information Anything that is original

Fair Use Fair use allows you to use copyrighted material for educational purposes as long as you follow the fair use rules.

Fair use rules: The following slides will explain the fair use rules…

1. Nature of the use: Commercial If a company is using copyrighted material it is breaking copyright unless they get permission. Non-profit educational use There are fair use rules for educational use. This report is almost finished.

2. The nature of the work Is the work mainly fact or original? If it is mainly facts you can use the facts without permission

2. The nature of the work Did someone create it? Is it original? If it is original then you need to get permission to copy it.

3. Amount of work used … Use a small amount of the work not the whole thing.

How much is a small amount? Motion Media Video DVD 10% or 3 minutes

How much is a small amount? Text: 10% or 1,000 words

How much is a small amount? Music Lyrics Recording Music video 10% or 30 seconds

How much is a small amount? Poetry 250 words 3 poems by the same poet

How much is a small amount? Photos 5 pictures from 1 author Illustrations 5 clipart pictures from 1 author

4. Effect on the market Any time you copy in place of buying the item you are breaking copyright. Music Copying CD’s Downloading music off the internet Books Pictures Illustration

Making a Citation When following the fair use rules you need to give credit to the person who created the picture, wrote the words or the music. View the Making Citations tutorial to learn how to make citations using the web site Click the button to see the tutorial