Transcript How do I get permission from the creator?

Copyright
(and Wrong)
for Sixth
Graders
Don’t be an
information
thief!
© 2000-2004 Animation Library
Did you know that:
There are laws protecting the rights of people who
create original work.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/
These laws protect any original creation including
books, stories, papers, drawings, paintings, music,
video, items on the Internet, etc.
An item does not have to be registered to be
copyrighted.
If an item is copyrighted, others do not have the
right to use it without permission!
Did you know that:
Some things are not copyrighted, including:
Facts, ideas, methods, processes, etc.
Compilations such as telephone and address books
Items in the public domain (usually older items)
Government documents
But, be careful – If in doubt, assume something IS
copyrighted.
Which of the following are copyrighted?
A book from the library
A television commercial
The theory of gravity
The story you wrote in Language Arts class
The note your boyfriend passed you in math class
The process of photosynthesis
The ghost story your counselor told around the campfire
A painting hanging in the art museum
Your little brother’s drawing that is hanging on the refrigerator
A song your teenage sister downloaded from the Internet
A melody you heard your dad whistling
An e-mail you received from your cousin
A photograph on the Internet
The fact that the sky is blue
So, if something is copyrighted, can
I ever use it?
YES,
if you get permission from the creator,
OR if you put the information into your
own words,
OR if you follow FAIR USE guidelines.
In ANY case, be sure to give the creator
credit!
How do I get permission from the
creator?
Write them a letter,
OR
Send them an e-mail.
How do I put information into my
own words?
This is a really important skill not only
because it prevents plagiarism, but also
because it will help you understand the
material!
READ the material. THINK about what it
means. WRITE it down, but word it
differently than the creator did.
From: World Book Online, used with permission
Hurricanes are most common during the summer and early fall. In the Atlantic and the Northeast Pacific, for
example, August and September are the peak hurricane months. Typhoons occur throughout the year in the
Northwest Pacific but are most frequent in summer. In the North Indian Ocean, tropical cyclones strike in May
and November. In the South Indian Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean, and off the coast of Australia, the
hurricane season runs from December to March. Approximately 85 hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones
occur in a year throughout the world. In the rest of this article, the term hurricane refers to all such storms.
Hurricane Notes:
Atlantic & NE Pacific Oceans - summer and fall – peak months – August & September
NW Pacific – all year but mostly summer
N Indian Ocean – May & November
S Indian Ocean, S Pacific, & Australian coast – December – March
Other names for hurricanes – typhoons, tropical cyclones
About 85 each year
Hurricane Paragraph, in my own words:
Hurricanes are also called typhoons or tropical cyclones. In the Atlantic Ocean they usually occur in August
and September, but in other oceans they can happen all year. There are about 85 hurricanes around the
world each year.
Citation: (copied and pasted from the World Book Online website)
Barnes, Gary. "Hurricane." World Book Online Reference Center. 2004. World
Book, Inc. 17 June 2004.
<http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar267860>.
How do I follow FAIR USE
guidelines?
Fair use guidelines give teachers, students, librarians, and
others permission to use copyrighted materials without
permission in special situations.
The fair use guidelines are not easy to understand. In
general, if the material is for educational use and is not used
for profit, a student may use a SMALL amount of the
material.
Credit must be given to the creator even if it is considered
fair use to use an item.
How MUCH can I use under fair use
guidelines?
Video – 3 minutes or 10% (whichever is less)
Text – 1000 words or 10% (whichever is less)
Poetry – 1 poem of less than 250 words or 250 word excerpt
from a longer poem
Music – 30 seconds or 10% (whichever is less)
Images – 15 images or 10% (whichever is less) but no more
than five images from a single creator
If you need to use more, ask permission!
Be sure to give credit, even if you are only
using a small amount!
How do I give the creator credit?
For images, include the following under each image:
© date, creator
Example:
©2004, Animation Library
All resources used, including sources of images,
should be cited in a bibliography. This will be the
last page of a written report, or the last slide of a
power point, or a link on a website.
How do I write citations for my bibliography?
Collect the following information for each resource you use as you conduct
your research. You can fill out the cards available in the library or keep a
page on your h drive or a flash drive
Titles of books, magazine articles, encyclopedia articles, websites or
web pages
Authors’ names
Publishers, cities of publication, and publication dates
Dates you visited websites or that websites were last updated
Website addresses
For simple projects, list the information above.
For more formal projects, follow MLA format. There are sheets in the
library explaining how to do this. There is also a link on the Baker Library
website.
Bibliography
Animation Library. 15 June 2004.
http://webclipart.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.animationlibrary.com%2F
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Barnes, Gary. "Hurricane." World Book Online Reference Center. 2004. World
Book, Inc. 17 June 2004.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar267860.
Davidson, Hall. Classroom Copyright Chart. 15 June 2004.
http://www.halldavidson.net/download2.html#anchor696085
Gardner, Phyllis D. COPYRIGHT???!!! 3 March 2003.
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/jones/Copyright-Kids/index.htm
Harper, Georgia. Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. 6 August 2001.
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/ccmcguid.htm
Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools, a Practical Guide. Worthington, Ohio:
Linworth, 2001.
U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Basics. December 2000.
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright Laws of the United States. 15 June 2004.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/