1. Fair Use Guidelines for Students Liz Robb Jamie Grauel Melissa Borger Sam Westbrook Liz Robb Jamie Grauel Melissa Borger Sam Westbrook

2. Table of Contents  What is Ownership? What is Ownership  Items that are not protected by copyright Items that are not protected by copyright  Fair Use Guidelines Fair Use Guidelines  When Students can claim Fair Use When Students can claim Fair Use  Portion Limits Portion Limits  Rules for Fair Use Rules for Fair Use  Permission Forms Permission Forms  Helpful Websites Helpful Websites  References References  What is Ownership? What is Ownership  Items that are not protected by copyright Items that are not protected by copyright  Fair Use Guidelines Fair Use Guidelines  When Students can claim Fair Use When Students can claim Fair Use  Portion Limits Portion Limits  Rules for Fair Use Rules for Fair Use  Permission Forms Permission Forms  Helpful Websites Helpful Websites  References References

3. What is Ownership?  “Copyright laws are based on the belief that anyone who creates an original work… deserves to be compensated for that work…” (Education World, 2003b).  Copyright laws instated to protect the artistic work of anyone, and to control how their work is used.  “Copyright laws are based on the belief that anyone who creates an original work… deserves to be compensated for that work…” (Education World, 2003b).  Copyright laws instated to protect the artistic work of anyone, and to control how their work is used.

4. Items that are not Protected by Copyrights  Works that are not tangible  Titles, names, short phrases, slogans  Ideas, methods, systems, concepts, discoveries  Works that are common property  Works published before Jan 1, 1923  Works published that do not contain a valid copyright notice  Works by employees of the Federal Government  Works that the owners have freely granted to the public  Works that are not tangible  Titles, names, short phrases, slogans  Ideas, methods, systems, concepts, discoveries  Works that are common property  Works published before Jan 1, 1923  Works published that do not contain a valid copyright notice  Works by employees of the Federal Government  Works that the owners have freely granted to the public

5. Fair Use Guidelines  Fair Use Guidelines give students and teachers guidelines for which they may use copyrighted material  Work should include a notice that explains to the audience that the presentation was created using Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia and proper citation of copyrighted material  Fair Use Guidelines give students and teachers guidelines for which they may use copyrighted material  Work should include a notice that explains to the audience that the presentation was created using Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia and proper citation of copyrighted material

6. When Students Can Claim Fair Use  “Educational uses in the course for which they were created”  “Portfolios as examples of their academic work”  Personal uses such as “job and graduate school interviews”. (Education World, 2003a).  “Educational uses in the course for which they were created”  “Portfolios as examples of their academic work”  Personal uses such as “job and graduate school interviews”. (Education World, 2003a).

7. Portion Limits  The amount of copyrighted material that can be used under Fair Use Guidelines.  Text can be up to 10% or 1,000 words.  Music can be up to 10% or 30 seconds.  For more specific guidelines visit the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction  The amount of copyrighted material that can be used under Fair Use Guidelines.  Text can be up to 10% or 1,000 words.  Music can be up to 10% or 30 seconds.  For more specific guidelines visit the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

8. Rules for Fair Use  Copyrighted material cannot be left on a website without restrictions that will allow anyone to electronically copy the material.  Copyrighted material can only be kept for two years before permission is needed from the creator.  Two copies can be kept, unless more people have created the project, and then they get copies too.  Copies can be used for educational use and a copy can be put on reserve in a library.  Copyrighted material cannot be left on a website without restrictions that will allow anyone to electronically copy the material.  Copyrighted material can only be kept for two years before permission is needed from the creator.  Two copies can be kept, unless more people have created the project, and then they get copies too.  Copies can be used for educational use and a copy can be put on reserve in a library.

9. When to use Permission Forms  If there is any question that there will be a violation of fair use guidelines.  The use of material may have commercial or profitable outcomes.  If material usage could possibly exceed Fair Use Guidelines in any way.  If there is any question that there will be a violation of fair use guidelines.  The use of material may have commercial or profitable outcomes.  If material usage could possibly exceed Fair Use Guidelines in any way.

10. Helpful Websites  Links for more information on copyright and fair use Links for more information on copyright and fair use  Links for more information on copyright and fair use Links for more information on copyright and fair use

11. References  Education World. (2003). Curriculum: Copyright law and new technologies. Retrieved November 10, 2004 from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80c.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80c.shtml  Education World. (2003). Curriculum: The educator’s guide to copyright and fair use. Retrieved November 10, 2004 from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80.shtml  Education World. (2003). Curriculum: Copyright law and new technologies. Retrieved November 10, 2004 from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80c.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80c.shtml  Education World. (2003). Curriculum: The educator’s guide to copyright and fair use. Retrieved November 10, 2004 from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr2 80.shtml