Transcript Copyright and Fair Use Power Point

Copyright
and
Fair Use Guidelines
By Stephanie Herbin
Rachel Gorsuch
Natalie Wu
Topics
What is a Copyright?
What is Fair Use?
When Does Fair Use Apply?
How Much is too Much?
Copy Limits Under Fair Use
The ReQUEST for Permission
More Information
What is a Copyright?
Copyright is: “The legal right granted to an
author, a composer, a playwright, a publisher,
or a distributor to exclusive publication,
production, sale, or distribution of a literary,
musical, dramatic, or artistic work.”
Only the owner has the right to choose where
and how their work is used.
Information taken from American Heritage dictionary of the English
language.
What is Fair Use?
Fair Use guidelines apply when copyrighted
works are used for scholarship, classroom
instruction, or research. In such cases
permission does not have to be obtained.
Fair-use was created to make it easier for
students and educators to use copyrighted
materials for educational purposes.
Information taken from Education World Series.
When Does Fair Use Apply?
Four factors that help determine what can be
used under fair-use guidelines.
– Works must be used for educational purposes that
are non-profit
– The amount of the source that is used does matter
– The type of source being used (music, poetry,
photographs, etc.) makes a difference.
– The material can not divert money from the creator
Information taken from Education World Series.
How Much is too Much?
There are specific portion sizes that teachers
and students must adhere to:
– As a general rule no more than 10% of the work
may be used.
– There are more specific portion limits for different
types of material, for example less than 250 words
can be used of a poem, or a maximum of 30
seconds of a song can be used in a presentation.
For more specific information visit Copyright Law and the Electronic
Environment
Copy Limits Under Fair Use?
No more than two copies can be in use at the same
time. This allows for one copy to be used in a
classroom and another to be placed on reserve in the
library.
Additional copies can be made for portfolio purposes
and for each group member working on a project.
Teachers may keep a copy of a presentation for two
years before needing to request permission. Students
may keep copies indefinitely.
Information taken from Saying Yes Instead of No
The ReQUEST for Permission
When in doubt ask for permission
Also, when you know you will need to
extend or exceed the guidelines you
should also ask for permission.
Permission letter templates
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