The Most Important Thing You Will Learn Today (from The US Copyright Office) How do I protect my sighting of Elvis? Copyright law does not protect sightings. However, copyright law will protect your photo (or other depiction) of your sighting of Elvis. File your claim to copyright online by means of the electronic Copyright Office (eCO). Pay the fee online and attach a copy of your photo. Or, go to the Copyright Office website, fill in Form CO, print it, and mail it together with your photo and fee. For more information on registration a copyright, see SL-35. No one can lawfully use your photo of your sighting, although someone else may file his own photo of his sighting. Copyright law protects the original photograph, not the subject of the photograph. ICEBREAKER

Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom My Life of Crime

Disclaimer Legal information does NOT constitute legal advice

Legal information

does NOT constitute

legal advice

The Problem © © © ©

Thomas Edison And the Original DRM (Digital Rights Management) This record is sold upon the condition that it shall not be resold to or by any unauthorized dealer or used for duplication, and that it shall not be sold or offered for sale by the original or any subsequent purchaser…for less than 35 cents.

What Can Be Copyrighted? literary works musical works, including any accompanying words dramatic works, including any accompanying music pantomimes and choreographic works pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works motion pictures and other audiovisual works sound recordings architectural works

literary works

musical works, including any accompanying words

dramatic works, including any accompanying music

pantomimes and choreographic works

pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works

motion pictures and other audiovisual works

sound recordings

architectural works

How Can You Use Copyrighted Material? Public Domain By Permission or Fair Use

Public Domain

By Permission

or

Fair Use

Teacher Violations of Fair Use Use of images, charts, graphs, outlines without permission or acknowledgement Use of copyright audio or video for a non-education purpose (day off or reward) Use non-authorized copies of audio, video, or other media (Piracy)

Use of images, charts, graphs, outlines without permission or acknowledgement

Use of copyright audio or video for a non-education purpose (day off or reward)

Use non-authorized copies of audio, video, or other media (Piracy)

Fair Use Calculations Huh?

A New Way Creative Commons License: A license which allows the creator the ability to communicate the retained and waived rights

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