Copyright What is copyright? Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of “original works of authorship” What is covered by copyright? Literary Dramatic Musical Artistic and other intellectual works.

What does this mean? As the author YOU have the right to: Make copies of your work Perform your work publicly (ie. plays, music) Display your work publicly *Exception-”Fair Use”

What is NOT covered by copyright? Works created prior to 1978 Facts, ideas, titles, names, blank forms and U.S. Government documents are not protected by copyright. Activity: Choose a book from the table and find copyright Copyright

Plagiarism What is plagiarism? The act of taking someone else’s work and making it your own without giving credit to the original author What are the consequences of plagiarism? Fines Expulsion from school

Citing Sources Works Cited Bibliography Automatically done for you (ie. Encyclopedia Britannica) Citation Books Citation Websites

Citing Sources Used List sources on a Word Document A list of the works, books that you used in your paper, project (List in ABC order by author’s last name) Example:

Fair Use and Public Domain Websites with more detailed information Websites where you can find works that are in public domain Creative commons—