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Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Graciela Hernandez EDTC_6340 Applications of Technologies

Copyright protection, provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code), given to anyone who creates an original work.

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The Copyright Act gives copyright holders the exclusive right to reproduce works for a limited time period. Fair use is a limitation on this right. Fair use allows people other than the copyright owner to copy part or, in some circumstances, all of a copyrighted work, even where the copyright holder has not given permission or objects.

Copyright is a form of protection from the moment you create one of the work below:Literary WorkMusical workDramatic & Artistic WorkPictorial/Motion picture WorkGraphic Art WorkMusic and sound recordings

WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?

Any of the items listed above with a work created is illegal to copy or use with out your permission. A limitation is the doctrine of Fair Use. Copyright law in the United States is embodied in federal laws enacted by Congress. The current copyright law, the Copyright Act of 1976 (as amended), is codified in Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

WHAT CANT BE COPIED?

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

There are four main categories of intellectual property rights

HOW ARE YOU PROTECTED?

Copyright protection*Anything put on internet or computer has automatic copyright protection Fair use*balance authors rights to reasonable compensation with the publics right to the idea contained in copyrighted works (Harper, 2007).* 4 Factors in fair use (Tysever, 20113).Public domain*usage of information in the internet can be used by anyone.

HOW ARE YOU PROTECTED?

Orphan works*Not enough information on owner and date of work.The Teach Act*separate set of rights in addition to fair use (Harper, 2007)*Law passed in 2002 *Teach Act Section 110(2) applies to accredited nonprofit educational institutions*Addresses how the fair use policy relates to distant education/online courses

Educate Yourself!

http://www.copyright.com/content/cc3/en/toolbar/education/resources/copyright_on_campus.html

ANOTHER WAY TO THINK THINGS THROUGH IS ASK YOUR SELF THESE QUESTIONS.

Want to know more on copyright law watch this video This video is provided through www.copyright.com and was released through special consideration for the use in this power point.

Copyright on Campus Video. (n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2015, from http://www.copyright.comArt Tech L@w. (n.d.). Retrieved January 25, 2015, from http://arttechlaw.com/fair-use-101

Color This Area of the Law Gray by Daniel Grant & Cartoon by David Klein from http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123319795753727521

Duke Law: Centers for the Study of the Public Domain: The Incredible Shrinking Public Domain: The Copyright Term Grows to unrecognizable proportions Gobbling up The Public Domain Cartoon: http://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2012/shrinking

Fair Use-Use It or Lose It! Harper, George.(2007) The Copyright Crash Course. In University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved September 1, 2011, from Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by law? From http://www.nonfictioncomics.net/category/law/

Lipinski, Tomas A. The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006

Various (Ed.). (2015, January 26). World Intellectual Property Organization. Retrieved January 26, 2015, from http://www.wipo.int/

Wherry, Timothy Lee. Intellectual Property: Everything the Digital-Age Librarian Needs to Know. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2008

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