1. Copyright Treasure Hunt
By: Sunita Khoja

2. What is the penalty for copyright infringement?
Infringer pays actual dollar amount of damages and profits
$200 - $150,000 for each work infringed
Infringer pays all attorney and court fees
The court can issue an injunction to stop the infringing acts
The court can impound the illegal work
The infringer can go to jail
Extracted from Purdue University website

3. What is “fair use?”
An exception in copyright which allows use of copyrighted materials without obtaining permission as long as the use can be considered fair.
The goal is to achieve a balance between the rights of the copyright holder with the rights of the public

4. Factors of “fair use” Purpose and Character Nature of work
Nonprofit, educational, personal (strengthens)
Nature of work
Fact and/or published
Amount of work being used
Small amount, not significant to work
Impact on the work due to use of the work
No major impact; Licensing/permissions available; Limited/restricted access to work; User/institution owns legal copy

5. Using Multimedia in your Classroom?
You’re safe if:
Using only up to 10% of motion media or up to 3 mins
Clips are not altered
You MUST:
Credit sources
Notation of any alteration should be documented
Not make more than 2 copies of original
Display copyright notice and ownership on presentations

6. Using someone else’s words?
Okay to use:
Up to 10% of copyrighted work or 1000 words (whichever is less)
Entire poem (>250 words)
Up to 250 words if longer poem
No more than 5 poems of different poets
Only 3 poems per poet

7. Using a Musical Score? Conditions:
Up to 10% of copyrighted musical composition, no more than 30 seconds
Up to 10% of sound recording, no more than 30 seconds
Any alterations CANNOT change the basic melody of the work

8. Using Film in the Classroom?
Film must be shown as part of instructional program
Must be shown by students, instructors, or guest lecturers and be shown only to students and educators
Must be shown in classroom or school location devoted to instruction
Must be shown face-to-face
Film must be legitimate copy
May NOT be used for entertainment or recreation

9. Taping something from the TV to show in the Classroom?
General rule: TV programs can be legally taped and shown in a classroom
Producers of many PBS programs permit educational institutions to record their programs and show them for longer than 10 days
Contact educational or PBS coordinator for particular PBS programs

10. Creator responsibility on posting items to a website
Register your trademark
Register your domain name
Mark your trademark/copyright on your website
Control access and use of content in your website