1. ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Lolly Gasaway
January, 1977 1

2. COPYRIGHT BASICS IN THE ELECTRONIC ERA
17 U.S.C. Section 102
Originality & creativity
Fixation
Term of copyright
Authorship
Ownership
Notice 2

3. NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT © 1997 1. © , COPYRIGHT, COPR.
section 401 (b)
1. © , COPYRIGHT, COPR.
2. Year of first publication
3. Name of copyright holder
© 1997
L. GASAWAY 3

4. COPYRIGHT NOTICE NOW OPTIONAL
Reasons to include 4

5. US Lawyers section http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/about/license.html
This product is meant for educational purposes only.
Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.
Void where prohibited.
Some assembly required.
Batteries not included.
Slightly higher west of the Mississippi.

6. Contents may settle during shipment.
Use only as directed.
Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Postage will be paid by addressee.
Apply only to affected area. May be too intense for some viewers.
For recreational use only.
Do not disturb.
All models over 18 years of age.
Freshest if eaten before date on carton

7. One size fits all.
Many suitcases look alike.
Contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients.
We have sent the forms which seem right for you.
Slippery when wet. For office use only.
Not affiliated with the American Red Cross.
Do not fold, spindle or mutilate.
Package sold by weight, not volume.

8. Not the Beatles.
Your mileage may vary.
Don't try this in your living room; these are trained professionals.
Do not put the base of this ladder on frozen manure.
Sanitized for your protection.
Beware of dog.
May be hazardous to health if consumed in excessive quantities.
This supersedes all previous notices.

9. RIGHTS OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
106
- Reproduction
- Distribution
- Adaptation
- Performance
- Display 5

10. FAIR USE
107
...The fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” 6

11. FAIR USE 107 Purpose and character of the use
Nature of the copyrighted work
Amount and substantiality used
Market effect 7

12. INTERNET & COPYRIGHT
New method to copy copyrighted works 8

13. Result = mass reproduction
-A copy is made when the work is scanned or copied to send
-Arguably, copy is made by every person who even reads or views the work on the screen

14. INTERNET PARTICULARS Copyright still belongs to authors / publishers
No notice requirement
Listserv submissions 10

15. HINT: Specify how item was put there plus any restrictions on use
Just because something is on the Internet does not mean it is there by permission
Articles on which you hold copyright
Someone else’s article
HINT: Specify how item was put there plus any restrictions on use 11

16. WORLD WIDE WEB Yes, home pages are copyrighted
No notice requirement, but is a good idea
Use of original works is no problem! 12

17. USING COPYRIGHTED WORKS ON THE WEB
Requires permission
Text
Photographs, graphics
Sound 13

18. LINKING = CROSS REFERENCES
URL’s no problem
Logos = big problem 14

19. PROTECTING YOUR WORK Include a copyright notice
Include any restrictions with that notice
e.g., no commercial use
Restrict access 15

20. UNRESOLVED ISSUES
Whether storage in RAM = “a copy”? 16

21. When are digital works displayed?
What constitutes fair use of digital works in education?
Does limiting access make a difference?