1. Copyright, Fair Use, Intellectual Property,
Plagiarism, and Information Fluency in
the Digital Age
Aysegul Kapucu, MLIS
January 28, 2014

2. Outline
• What is Copyright ?
• What can be Copyrighted?
• Public Domain
• Fair Use
• Fair Use: Mashups, Sampling, and Remix
• Intellectual Property
• Plagiarism
• Information Fluency
• Avoiding Plagiarism with UCF Library Resources
• UCF Writing Center

3. What is Copyright?
“Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the
United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original
works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical,
artistic, and certain other intellectual works.”
According to the United States Copyright Office
(2008, p.1),
Copyright protects rights of authors to make copies, sell, or
distribute.

4. What can be Copyrighted?
Tangible written or recorded objects can be copyrighted. Ideas
and verbal presentations can not be copyrighted. For
copyright protection, there are these necessary as follows:
Fixation
Originality

5. Public Domain
• Public domain means open/free access to
materials or works without restrictions of
copyright law.
• Public Domain examples include:
• Any works published before 1923
• US government works and documents
• Expired copyright works
• What is CC0?

6. What is
Fair Use?
Fair use—Using
copyrighted works for
limited time without
the permission
Fair Use
Standards
are:
“1-Purpose and Character of the Use
2-Nature of the Copyrighted Work
3-The Amount and substantiality of
the portion used
4- The effect of use on the potential
market”(U.S. Copyright Office, 2010)

7. http://library.ucf.edu/Reference/Instruction/copyright.php

8. Fair Use: Mashups,
Sampling and Remix
• How Mash up is Created?
• What is Sampling?
• What is Remix?

9. Intellectual Property
• According to the UCF Library Patents, Trademarks,
Copyrights and More Research Guide (2013),
“Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the
mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and
symbols, names, images, and designs used in
commerce.”
• UCF Office of Research and Commercialization.
(http://www.research.ucf.edu)

10. Plagiarism
• According to the UCF’s Golden Rule,
the plagiarism defined as: “whereby
another’s work is used or appropriated
without any indication of the source,
thereby attempting to convey the
impression that such work is the student’s
own.” (UCF Golden Rule Student
Handbook 2013-2014 )
• UCF Office of Student Contact
http://osc.sdes.ucf.edu/process/roc

11. Information Fluency
Information Fluency is defined by UCF as: “the ability to
perform effectively in an information-rich and technology-
intensive environment,” or more simply: “the ability to
‘gather, evaluate and use information'” (What if?, 2006, p.
13).
The Office of Information Fluency
http://if.ucf.edu/

12. Avoiding Plagiarism with UCF
Library Resources
http://library.ucf.edu/
• Ask A Librarian
• Research Consultation
• Online Research Guides
(http://guides.ucf.edu/homepage)
• Citations and Writing (+styles for Chicago,
Turabian, etc.
• Masters Research Administration

13. UCF Writing Center
http://uwc.cah.ucf.edu/

14. Thanks
I hope you have found all these information helpful.
Should you have any questions, please e-mail me at
aysegul.kapucu@knights.ucf.edu

15. References
•Gause, R. (2013, May 1). Citations and Writing (+styles for
Chicago, Turabian, etc. [UCF Library Research Guide]. Retrieved
from http://guides.ucf.edu/content.php?pid=63545&sid=468758
•Mendelsohn, H. (2013, June 4). Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights
and More [UCF Library Research Guide]. Retrieved from
http://guides.ucf.edu/content.php?pid=156051&sid=1322064
•University of Central Florida. (2014). UCF Golden Rule Student
Handbook 2013-2014. Retrieved from
http://goldenrule.sdes.ucf.edu/docs/goldenrule.pdf
•United States Copyright Office. (2008). Copyright basics. (Circular
1). Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf
•United States Copyright Office. (2010). Fair use. (Circular FL-
102). Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

16. • University of Central Florida (2011). What if?
Foundation for Information Fluency. University of
Central Florida Quality Enhancement Plan 2006-
2011. Retrieved fromhttp://lgdata.s3-website-us-
east-
1.amazonaws.com/docs/219/701971/QEP_docu
ment.pdf
References

17. Image References
• Slide 1-
Public Domain CC0. (2013, April 01). Copyright free symbol
icon. [Online image]. Retrieved from
http://pixabay.com/en/public-domain-sign-symbol-icon-98573/
• Slide 2-
Public Domain CC0. (2013, April 24). Sign symbol circle
copyright pink. [Online image]. Retrieved from
http://pixabay.com/en/sign-symbol-circle-copyright-pink-39594/
• Slide 3-
Public Domain CC0. (2013, October 22). Bomb copyright
explosive danger explosion. [Online image]. Retrieved from
http://pixabay.com/en/bomb-copyright-explosive-danger-
156107/
• Slide 5-
Public Domain CC0. (2012, April 24). Red icon public domain.
[Online image]. Retrieved from http://pixabay.com/en/red-icon-
public-domain-39515/

18. • Slide 6- These images are coming from
Microsoft Power Point Clip Art
• Slide 7-UCF Libraries. [Website
Screenshot].http://library.ucf.edu/Reference/Instruction/copyrig
ht.php#Classroom
• Slide 8-The image is coming from
Microsoft Power Point Clip Art
• Slide 9-The image is coming from
Microsoft Power Point Clip Art
• Slide 11-University of Central Florida (n.d.). [Online image].
Retrieved from http://www.if.ucf.edu/if%20faculty/faq/index.php
• Slide 13- UCF Writing Center. [Website Screenshot].
http://uwc.cah.ucf.edu/
Image References