Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines

Topics of Discussion  All about Copyright  What does it mean for a piece of work to be copyrighted? What does it mean for a piece of work to be copyrighted?  Is anything not protected under copyright? Is anything not protected under copyright?  All about Fair Use Guidelines  Why were Fair Use Guidelines created? Why were Fair Use Guidelines created?  When can Fair Use be claimed? When can Fair Use be claimed?  How long can we keep materials? How long can we keep materials?  How much can we use? How much can we use?  Where are permission forms and when are they needed? Where are permission forms and when are they needed?  All about Copyright  What does it mean for a piece of work to be copyrighted? What does it mean for a piece of work to be copyrighted?  Is anything not protected under copyright? Is anything not protected under copyright?  All about Fair Use Guidelines  Why were Fair Use Guidelines created? Why were Fair Use Guidelines created?  When can Fair Use be claimed? When can Fair Use be claimed?  How long can we keep materials? How long can we keep materials?  How much can we use? How much can we use?  Where are permission forms and when are they needed? Where are permission forms and when are they needed?

What does it mean for a piece of work to be copyrighted? “The legal right granted to an author, composer, a playwright, a publisher, or a distributor to exclusive publication, production sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work” ( “The legal right granted to an author, composer, a playwright, a publisher, or a distributor to exclusive publication, production sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work” ( Home

Why were Fair Use Guidelines Created?  Fair Use Guidelines are the exception to copyright laws  Fair Use Guidelines were created to allow the use of copyrighted works (without permission) for  Criticism  Commentary  Parody  News reporting  Research/Scholarship  Classroom instruction (Starr, 2000)  Fair Use Guidelines are the exception to copyright laws  Fair Use Guidelines were created to allow the use of copyrighted works (without permission) for  Criticism  Commentary  Parody  News reporting  Research/Scholarship  Classroom instruction (Starr, 2000) Home

Under What Circumstances Can Fair Use be Claimed?  For both teachers and students, Fair Use Guidelines allow the use of copyrighted works to create educational multimedia projects for  face to face student instruction  directed student self study  real time remote instruction  review  presentation at peer workshops and conferences  personal uses as tenure review  job interviews (Starr, 2000)  For both teachers and students, Fair Use Guidelines allow the use of copyrighted works to create educational multimedia projects for  face to face student instruction  directed student self study  real time remote instruction  review  presentation at peer workshops and conferences  personal uses as tenure review  job interviews (Starr, 2000)

Fair Use Guidelines  Students may keep lawful copyrighted works in personal portfolios as examples of academic work  Teachers are able to keep their projects for two years  Only two copies may be held at a time  Exceptions for this time limit include:  job interviews  portfolios  workshops  other educational purposes  Students may keep lawful copyrighted works in personal portfolios as examples of academic work  Teachers are able to keep their projects for two years  Only two copies may be held at a time  Exceptions for this time limit include:  job interviews  portfolios  workshops  other educational purposes

Portion Limits  The rule of thumb is that up to 10% of the copyrighted material may be used with accreditation to the owner, unless otherwise specified  Poems may be copied but are limited to 250 words, no more than 3 poems from a poet may be used  No more than 3 minutes of motion media may be used  No more than 5 images from one person may be used To view the complete list, visit:  The rule of thumb is that up to 10% of the copyrighted material may be used with accreditation to the owner, unless otherwise specified  Poems may be copied but are limited to 250 words, no more than 3 poems from a poet may be used  No more than 3 minutes of motion media may be used  No more than 5 images from one person may be used To view the complete list, visit:

Permission Forms  If your intentions for use exceed the allowable Fair Use Guidelines, it is essential to request direct permission from the owner.  David Warlick’s Landmarks for School Permission Template is a form with simple fill in the blanks, which can be ed directly from the website to the owner of the copyrighted material you wish to use. To view David Warlick’s template visit: For a similar template written by Bellingham Washington Public Schools, visit:  If your intentions for use exceed the allowable Fair Use Guidelines, it is essential to request direct permission from the owner.  David Warlick’s Landmarks for School Permission Template is a form with simple fill in the blanks, which can be ed directly from the website to the owner of the copyrighted material you wish to use. To view David Warlick’s template visit: For a similar template written by Bellingham Washington Public Schools, visit: Home

Work Cited Starr, L. (2000). Is fair use a license to steal? Retrieved Oct. 28, 2004, from Education World Website: Home

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