1. Intellectual Property A brief explanation

2. Intellectual Property is a name used for material, or something that is intangible. You may not be able to touch it, but it does have value to the person who made it.

3. Intellectual Property Examples: An idea Invention Expression or literary creation Unique name Business method Industrial process Chemical formula Computer program process Presentation

4. Copyright is legal protection provided by the laws of the United States to the creators of things like books or other written works, as well as dramatic, musical, and artistic works

5. Copyright Copyrighted works must be TANGBILE and are protected from being copied, distributed, performed, or changed without the creator’s (or owner’s) permission. This protection is available to published and unpublished works.

6. Copyright That means something YOU create is protected. Copyrighted material cannot be ripped off!!! It doesn’t even have to say copyrighted, or have that fancy symbol,©, to be protected.

7. Copyright & Plagiarism Are we talking about the same thing? Not really…

8. Plagiarism Occurs when you use someone else’s work and pretend it is yours. That includes when you Cut and Paste stuff from the internet.

9. Plagiarism Not only is it cheating, it is also stealing. Also, even when you use a picture for a school project under the Fair Use Laws, that does not mean you can claim credit for it.

10. Plagiarism There are possible consequences: Fail the class Fail the assignment Suspension or expulsion from school Could affect college eligibility Lose your job Get sued in court

11. Be Responsible with Intellectual Property!!

12. Is it possible to use information from someone else’s work and AVOID plagiarism? YES!!!

13. You will avoid plagiarism if you do ANY of the following: Tell where you got the information from. Example: As I saw in the January 2006 edition of National Geographic, ….

14. You will avoid plagiarism if you do ANY of the following: “Quote” your source Example: As Mark Twain once said, “Humans are the only animals that blush; or need to.”

15. You will avoid plagiarism if you do ANY of the following: Cite references. Example: Make a list of sources, a bibliography, that has the author, title, website URL, etc.

16. How about when you BUY a copy of someone’s Intellectual Property? Like a CD, video game, software, etc. When you purchase music, movies, or other, you have purchased the right to use or listen to it, NOT to make copies for your friends.

17. Remember, copying and distributing is a violation of copyright laws, not plagiarism. It’s called piracy, and it’s considered stealing.

18. Hey, I’m just a student. Can’t they cut me any slack?

19. Fair Use is a set of legal exceptions to copyright. Fair use allows certain ways of using copyrighted material for educational purposes.

20. Fair Use You can use graphics and content in SMALL amounts, for educational purposes, without asking permission.

21. Fair Use Like 30 seconds of a song 1 picture from a book or website 5 minutes from a movie

22. Fair Use Just remember: You still have to give credit (so it’s not plagiarism). The work cannot be publicly displayed or copied (like on a website or in a newsletter).

23. The information from this presentation came from materials furnished by I-Safe America, Inc.