2. • A form of protection given to authors
of original works grounded in the U.S.
Constitution and granted by law.
• This property right can be sold or
transferred to others.
3. • The Copyright Law of the U.S. governs
the making of reproductions of
copyrighted works.
– Title 17 of the U.S. Code
– The Copyright Act of 1976
4. • Copyright law assures ownership, which
comes with exclusive rights:
– Make copies of the work
– Distribute copies of the work
– Perform the work publicly
– Display the work publicly
– Make derivative works
• (e.g. book or movie)
7. • Not everything is protected by
copyright law.
– U.S. Government materials
– Facts, ideas, systems, or methods of
operation.
8. • Copyright protects original works of
authorship, while a patent protects
inventions or discoveries.
• A trademark protects
words, phrases, symbols, or designs
identifying the source of the goods or
services of one party and distinguishing
them from others.
11. • The law provides certain ways in which
copyright works may be used.
– Fair use
– Public domain
– Library privilege
– Copying for examinations and copying for
instruction
– Alternative Licenses (e.g. Creative
Commons)
12.
13. • The works are publicly accessible.
• Not everything posted on the internet
is public domain.
14. • “Universal Access” to research, education and
culture.
• Copyright was created long before the
emergence of the Internet, and can make it hard
to legally perform actions we take for granted on
the network: copy, paste, edit source, and post to
the Web.
• Provides a free, public, and standardized
infrastructure that creates a balance between
the reality of the Internet and the reality of
copyright laws.
http://creativecommons.org/about
15. • Under the TEACH Act, the Copyright law
provides educators with a separate set of
rights in addition to fair use, to display and
perform others´ works in the classroom.
– Section 110(1) and (2) of the Copyright Act
