Principles of AAVTC Ethics & Copyright Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 1

Ethics Ethics - a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of a group or individual Computer Ethics - a set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 2

Copyright The exclusive right to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form of a literary, musical, or artistic work 3Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Creator Owns The Right To : Adapt Reproduce Distribute Publicly perform Publicly display Transmit 4Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Adaptation Changing a work in some way or creating a derivative work Screen plays, movies, plays Song tune with different words (or vice versa) Placing a work into a presentation or other form of media 5Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Reproduction Making copies in any format Digitizing a photo Using a copy machine Drawing a cartoon character 6Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Distribution Passing out copies Mailing copies Loaning copies Placing on airwaves, radio waves, etc. Placing on a computer network ing copies Publishing online 7Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Public Performance To perform a work publicly Performing at a place open to the public or where persons outside a normal circle of family and social acquaintances are gathered. By means of any device or process. 8Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Public Display To display a work publicly Paintings, photographs, sculptures, literature You may not put copyrighted images on your website You may not post copyrighted images online 9Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Digital Transmit To transmit recordings in a digital format to play online Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. 10

Copyright – no registration required Works do not have to say “copyright by” or have the copyright symbol, ©, in order to have copyright protection. The creator automatically has all six rights. 11Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

What can students do? Look for items in public domain. See if use falls under fair use guidelines. 12Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Public Domain Items in the public domain may be used without copyright restrictions. Find by typing the item and “public domain” when searching for music, graphics, literature, etc. 13Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

FAIR USE 1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes 2. The nature of the copyrighted work 3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole 4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work (17 USC, §107) 14Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Most Important Factor Effect upon potential market for or value 15Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

What to Do If not fair use, get permission. Check the rights of what you are using – front of book or periodical, on the video (or website of video company) 16Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

JUST ASK… Don’t take what is not yours! 17Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

References Copyright for Schools, by Dr. Carol M. Simpson (check for availability in your school library) 18Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.