Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States(title 17, U. S. Code ) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. What is Copyright?
Reproduction Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to:
Adaptation
Distribution
Public Performance
Public Display
Anything can be copyrighted …
This is loosely defined. student’s , a novel, a video commercial full length video adapted, combined, transformed
Creative Minimal Creativity. Above and beyond the original. Not Verbatim. Creativity need only be extremely slight for the work to be eligible for protection.
What cannot be copyrighted? Works in the public domain: Ideas, facts, forms, Words, names, slogans, or other short phrases also cannot be copyrighted. (trademark) Government works, Judicial opinions, public ordinances, administrative rulings. Government Documents
Best Practices for Media Literacy Education Best Practices for Media Literacy Education Fair Use
How Can I Use Copyrighted Materials? If it is transformative.
What does transformative mean?
Transformative Use
Movie Reviews, commentary, criticism Parodies, satire Mashups, remixes that completely transform the original into something new and creative 10 Things I Hate About Commandments Examples of Transformative Use
Use enough of the material to make your point…. and no more. Your use needs to be proportional to your purpose. Proportional
Not Transformative Entertainment Verbatim translations Playing the entire movie when a clip will do Using something that doesn’t relate to the curriculum being taught at this time
To your sources Use Creative Commons when appropriate. Give Credit
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