Future Ready Schools BMA-IBT DEMONSTRATE ETHICAL AND LEGAL ACTIONS WITH REGARDS TO PLAGIARISM, FAIR USE, AND COPYRIGHT LAWS

Future Ready Schools Why Care? ETHICS LAW CURRICULUM

Future Ready Schools Federal Law United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8 The Congress shall have Power…To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. Federal Law Title 17, U.S. Code

Future Ready Schools Copyright Review

Future Ready Schools Copyright – is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works.

Future Ready Schools Copyright protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture

Future Ready Schools Scope of Copyright - Six Fundamental Rights 1.Reproduce the work 2.Prepare derivative works based upon the work 3.Distribute copies of the work to the public 4. Perform the work publicly 5. Display the copyrighted work publicly 6. Perform the work publicly by means of digital audio transmition.

Future Ready Schools Fair Use Sets limitations on rights of copyright holders Guidelines not absolute

Future Ready Schools Fair Use Conditions 1. Non-profit educational institutions or homebound instruction 2. Face-to-face instruction – students and teachers 3. Support of curricular objectives 4. Legally obtained

Future Ready Schools Teachers Educators may use their own multimedia presentations to teach in- service classes, for presentations at faculty meetings, workshops, and conferences. Becker, Gary H. Copyright: A Guide to Information and Resources. 3 rd Ed. Lake Mary,

Future Ready Schools Fair Use Factors/Test 1. Purpose and character of use 2. Nature of copyrighted work 3. Amount copied 4. Cumulative effect of use

Future Ready Schools Scenario – Online Pictures You find several pictures on a Web site, download them, and use them in your PowerPoint for your conference presentation. Is this a copyright violation?

Future Ready Schools Internet Assume everything is copyrighted Use existing guidelines for appropriate media format

Future Ready Schools Pictures Used in its entirety No more than 5 images per artist No more than 10% or 5 images

Future Ready Schools Scenario – The Presentation You are presenting at a conference using PowerPoint. You include quotes, photographs, music, and videos. Is this a copyright violation?

Future Ready Schools Text Up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less

Future Ready Schools Issue - Pictures Up to 5 or 10% of images from single artist Up to 15 images from a collection

Future Ready Schools Issue - Music 10% but no more than 30 seconds

Future Ready Schools Video 10% of motion media or 3 minutes, whichever is less

Future Ready Schools Scenario – The Publication You publish guidelines and distribute them statewide. You used copyrighted text passages and graphics. Is this a copyright violation?

Future Ready Schools Probably Publication is a fundamental right Ask for and get permission

Future Ready Schools Scenario - Web sites You create a Web site and add a popular cartoon character for humor Is this a copyright violation?

Future Ready Schools Probably Posting on the Internet is publication Cartoon characters are highly creative works Ask for and get permission