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2. Slide # 2 What is Copyright? Laws have been created to protect authors and artists that create things that are creative and “original.” If someone produces something that is original – no one else has created anything quite like it – then that person is the only one who can copy it, perform it in public, or publish it, unless he/she gives that permission to someone else. That’s what it means to have the right to copy (copyright).

3. Slide # 3 What is not protected by copyright law? Works that have not been written or recorded (your stories, if they are not written down, are not protected by copyright law) Ideas, procedures, methods, discoveries Works that contain no original authorship (for example: standard calendars, height and weight charts, tape measures and rulers, etc.) Lists of data (such as the telephone book) Items in the public domain (meaning works that are available for anyone to use. All works created before 1923 and most between 1923-1963 are in the public domain) Most U.S. government materials (some items created by contractors for the government might be copyrighted) Facts

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5. Slide # 5 What is “fair use”? Fair Use is a part of the United States Copyright law. It allows people to use and make copies of copyrighted works if they are using them for: – criticism, – comment, – news reporting, – teaching, – scholarship, or – research

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7. Slide # 7 Before using copyrighted work, ask yourself: Is the copying for educational use? Is the original material mainly facts and not very creative? Are you using small amounts, not whole sections? Is the original material freely available? (Meaning, the author is not trying to make money on it) If any answers are “no” – be careful! The use of that work might not fall under “fair use.”

8. Slide # 8 Sometimes, it is hard to know how much of a copyrighted work we can use. To help us know what is Fair Use, the “Fair Use Guidelines to Educational Multimedia” were created.

9. Slide # 9 The “Fair Use Guidelines to Educational Multimedia” help us know how much to use… Motion Media10% or 3 minutes Text10% or 1000 words Poetry250 words; no more than 3 poems by same author Music, Lyrics, Video10% or 30 seconds Photos & Illustrations5 images from one author Numerical Data Sets10% of 2500 fields or cells Use the smallest amount of:

10. Slide # 10 Giving Credit to the Author/Creator Always credit the author: –On a “Works Cited” or References page of a report or presentation, include (if available): The author’s name The title of the work The publisher The place and date of publication –List the copyright information underneath any copyrighted images. Example: © 2002 Author’s Name

11. Slide # 11 Giving Credit to the Author/Creator For copyrighted works from a Web site, include: – The Author’s name – The Title of the Work – The name of the Site – The date it was posted on the Web or revised – The date you obtained the work from the Web – The Web site’s address (URL)

12. Slide # 12 Future Uses Beyond Fair Use If there is a possibility that a project could be published beyond the classroom (for example, published on the Internet), obtain permissions when you create your project, rather than waiting.

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14. Slide # 14 Sources Consulted and For More Information... “Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia” Prepared by the Educational Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines Development Committee, July 17, 1996 http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/guidelines.html http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/guidelines.html “Fair Use Of Copyrighted Materials” by Georgia Harper, University of Texas http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.h tm http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.h tm

15. Slide # 15 Sources Consulted and For More Information... “Copyright Basics” by the U.S. Copyright Office http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ1.html “Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia: Background and Summary” by Chris Dalziel http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/dalziel.html http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/dalziel.html “The Copyright Website” by Benedict O’Mahoney http://www.benedict.com/ http://www.benedict.com/ “Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment” by Georgia Harper, University of Texas http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/faculty.htm http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/faculty.htm

16. Slide # 16 Sources Consulted and For More Information... “Highlights of the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia” by Stan Diamond and deg farrelly http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/fairhigh.html http://www.libraries.psu.edu/mtss/fairuse/fairhigh.html “10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained” by Brad Templeton http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html “Duhaime's Law Dictionary” by Lloyd Duhaime http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm “When Works Pass Into the Public Domain in the United States” by Cornell Institute for Digital Collections http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/copyright/ http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/copyright/

17. Slide # 17 Other Resources “Rules Of Thumb For Digitizing And Using Others' Works In Multimedia Materials For Educational Purposes” by Georgia Harper, University of Texas http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm#mm http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm#mm “A Proposal For Educational Fair Use Guidelines For Digital Images” by Georgia Harper, University of Texas http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/imagguid.ht m http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/imagguid.ht m

18. Slide # 18 Other Resources And if you still can’t get enough of this subject, check out other sites at: List of Links to Other Copyright Sites by Georgia Harper, University of Texas http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/offsite.htm http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/offsite.htm