2. According to CyberBee, copyright is:
The law of the United States
that protects the works of
authors, artists, composers,
and others from being used
without permission.
4. Rules of Copyright:
-Non-copyrighted works can be used without permission
-Government websites offer public domain materials
-Always read copyright statements
-Almost everything online is copyrighted
-Do NOT post your project on a webpage. If you do, it does not
fall under fair use.
-Always give credit to the person who created the work, whether
it’s a photo, sound recording, movie or video, or document
-If you’re not sure if you have permission to use a file, find the
contact person and email them requesting permission
-The moment a work is in its permanent form, the copyright
becomes the property of its author or creator
-If you use someone’s copyrighted material without receiving
their permission, you have committed copyright infringement.
Credit: CyberBee
5. What IS and IS NOT copyrighted?
IS
-Literary works
-Computer software
-Musical works and lyrics
-Dramatic works and
accompanying music
-Pantomimes and choreography
-Pictorials, graphics, and
sculptures
-Motion pictures
-Other audio/visual works
-Dound recordings
-Architectural works
IS NOT
-Ideas, procedures, methods, systems,
processes, concepts, principles,
discoveries, or devices, (except for written
or recorded descriptions, explanations, or
illustrations of these things)
-Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans
-Ingredients or contents lists
-Words not fixed in tangible form of
expression (For example: improvised
speech of performance that isn’t written
down or recorded)
-Works consisting entirely of common
information (For example: standard
calendars, standard rulers)
-Works by United States Government
Credit: copyrightkids.org
6. Be Careful Using Texts,
Music, Movies & Videos
in a Project!
Fair use lets us use only:
-10% or up to 3 minutes of a movie or video
-10% or up to 1,000 words from a text material
-10% or up to 30 seconds of a piece of music
7. NETS5a: advocate and practice safe,
legal, and responsible use of
information and technology.
5b: exhibit a positive attitude
toward using technology that
supports collaboration,
learning, and productivity.
5c: demonstrate personal
responsibility for lifelong
learning.
5d: exhibit leadership for
digital citizenship.
