This document summarizes key aspects of copyright law, including who owns copyrighted works, what rights copyright owners have, the concept of fair use, penalties for infringement, and laws governing the use of copyrighted works for educational purposes. It discusses that the author has rights over their work for their lifetime plus 70 years, outlines the four factors for determining fair use, and explains that the Teach Act allows educators to use copyrighted works in face-to-face teaching but contains limitations for online and distance education.

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2. Author or AuthorsAuthor’s employerJoint AuthorsWho Owns What

3. The author of a work has the right to make copies, to distribute, display and perform the work.The author has rights for their entire life and 70 more years.http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/rights.htmlRights as Copyright Owner

4. The use of copyrighted material without asking for permission or payment.Four FactorsPurpose of UseNature of the WorkAmount of the Portion UsedEffect on the Potential MarketFifth Factor- Transformative Use: Using a source work in a completely new way.http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/rights.htmlFair Use of Copyrighted Material

5. Penalties for using someone’s work without permission can be as high as $150,000 plus lawyers fees.http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.htmlLiability

6. Became law in 2002“an educator may show or perform any work related to the curriculum, regardless of the medium, face-to-face in the classroom - still images, music of every kind, even movies. There are no limits and no permission required.”http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.htmlThe Teach Act

7. “Under 110(2), however, even as revised and expanded, the same educator would have to pare down some of those materials to show them to distant students or make them available over the Internet to face-to-face students. The audiovisual works and dramatic musical works may only be shown as clips -- "reasonable and limited portions," the Act says.”“Section 110(2) only applies to accredited nonprofit educational institutions.”This does not apply to works produced for in-class use in the digital distance educational market.http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.htmlSection 110(2)