The document discusses copyright, plagiarism, and fair use. It provides a brief history of copyright law originating in 1789 and outlines what types of works are protected (literary, artistic, etc.) and unprotected (government works). It discusses how licensed works from libraries can be used within copyright law and how the implied license of the internet allows sharing if credit is given. Fair use principles are explained as using limited portions of a work for purposes like criticism or news reporting. Commercial use requires permission from the copyright owner.

1. Copyright
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2. Copywriting
Overuse of another’s original work.
Only concerned with original expression.
If infringement of copyright is proven then
legal and disciplinary action can be taken.
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3. Plagiarism
Latin word for “kidnapper”
Abuse of ideas & words from someone else
Unethical and dishonest
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4. History
June 23rd, 1789
“Representative Huntington introduced H.R.
10, the first federal copyright bill; possibly
based on an earlier draft by Noah Webster.”
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5. Protected Works
Defined as the self-expressions,
which are protected under
copyright laws.
Note: Works include, but are not limited to, Architectural,
Literary, Musical, Dramas, Audiovisual, Motion Pictures, etc.
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6. Unprotected Works
Information which can be used by any one and are free to all.
A list of works classified as unprotected works can be accessed without
infringing on breaking copyright laws.
Government works
Important Dates:
Texts dated December 31, 1922 and before are public domain.
“Works published between January 1, 1923 and December 31, 1978
are protected for 95 yrs., from date of publication, with proper notice.”
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7. Library – Licensed Works
The local library and those
belonging to higher education can
provide works which have granted
license, so the user does not have
to worry about breaching copyright
laws.
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8. Licensed Works
A licensed work
(creative commons)
provides the public permission to
share and use their creative work,
if they so choose.
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9. The Web
Sharing ideas on the open Web includes an
“implied license”.
Once one makes their ideas known on the Web,
then others have the freedom to download it and
make copies of it.
It is the user’s responsibility to always give credit
to ideas which are not theirs.
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10. Fair Use
Implies the idea of giving credit for an idea of
another person.
The ways in which Fair Use are practiced include:
Amount and number of times you copy from
original text.
Crediting of sources.
Reason for copying material.
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11. In Favor of Fair Use
The following are works which can include other’s ideas,
which do not infringe on copyright laws.
The list includes:
Criticism
Commentary
News reporting
Parody
Adding value to an established text or work.
List found at:
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
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12. Fair Use
In Favor of Owner
Fair use in which the owner claims to
have rights over their ideas is the
sector labeled “Commercial”.
If others wish to use any commercial
product then they must gain permission
from the creator or owner of it.
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13. Creator vs. Non-Creator
The areas of
nonprofit, educational, and personal,
exist between the idea of “Fair Use”
laws and the need to ask permission
from the creator.
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14. References
Creative commons. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://creativecommons.org/about
Goad, M. (2005, December 27). What is copyright? [Online forum
comment]. Retrieved from
http://www.pddoc.com/copyright/what_is_copyright.htm
Harper, G. K. (2012). The copyright crash course. Informally published
manuscript, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. , Available from
University of Texas Libraries. Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
Patry, W. F. The Bureau Of National Affairs, Inc. (2000). Chapter
1 - introduction the first copyright act. Retrieved from
website: http://digital-law-online.info/patry/patry5.html
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