Transcript Copyright - Holland Public Schools

Copyright
What is Copyright?

It protects the work of authors, artists,
composers, and other from being used
without permission.
What is public domain?
Work that is not copyrighted
 May be used without permission
 Should still credit the source

What is Fair Use?
Allowed to use a limited amount for
educational purposes
 Needs to pass these tests:

◦ Does it have a nonprofit educational use?
◦ Are you using only a small portion?
◦ Will your use keep the author from making
money?
A Fair(y) Use Tale
Synopsis:
 Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell
University created this humorous, yet
informative, review of copyright principles
delivered through the words of the very
folks we can thank for nearly endless
copyright terms.
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http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale
What if it doesn’t have the ©
symbol?
Doesn’t mean that its not copyrighted
 Almost everything on the web is
copyrighted

Putting your assignment on the web
Normally you can use copyrighted
material for school projects (under fair
use)
 Once your project goes on the web
where others can access it, fair use no
longer applies.
 When in doubt always give credit
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Copyright and the Web
Applies to Web
 Your work is copyrighted as soon as its
created

◦ Protected for your lifetime plus 70 years
◦ So it can expire
Advertising protected material without an
agreement is illegal
 Copyright is violated for using material,
not charging for it.

Creative Commons

Easy-to-use legal tools that give everyone
from individual creators to major
companies and institutions a simple,
standardized way to pre-clear copyrights
to their creative work.
11 Different combos of licenses
 License Explanation Slide share
 How to get:
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

What else?
Famous Cases

Viacom vs. YouTube, Google Inc
◦ YouTube user posting copyright material.
 Google has developed some of the best software used to detect
copyrighted material
 Had to remove a lot of content

A & M Records vs. Napster:
◦ Allowing users to download music for free. Ended up settling
and paying 26 million and folding site

Walt Disney!