1. By Leticia Mendez

2. What is Copyright?
“Copyright is a form of
protection (title 17, U. S.
Code) to the authors of
“original works of
authorship,”.”
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf

3. History of Copyright
 First copyright law in Great
Britain:
 Was the Statute of Ann
1710
 It secured the rights of
authors and inventors
http://digital-law-online.info/patry/patry5.html
http://www.copyrighthistory.com/Statute_of_Anne_1.jpg http://www.historyofcopyright.org/

4. History of Copyright
 Congress passed the First
Copyright law in 1790
 It protected the author or
their executors,
administrators, or assigns
of any map, chart, or book http://blogs.semantico.com/discovery-blog/wp-
for 14 years. content/uploads/2010/02/history-of-copyright.jpg
http://www.historyofcopyright.org/
http://digital-law-online.info/patry/patry5.html

5. Concepts of Copyright
When is it Fair Use?
 What can I print for class?
 How much multimedia can I use?
 Can I show videos in class?

6. When is it Fair Use?
Four Factors:
 What is the character of the
use
 Nonprofit
 Educational
 Personal…
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

7. When is it Fair Use?
Four Factors:
What work is being
used
Fact
Published
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

8. When is it Fair Use?
Four Factors:
How much work will be
used
Small amounts
More than a small
amount
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

9. When is it Fair Use?
Four Factors:
What effect will the use
have on the market?
Original is out of print or
otherwise unavailable
Copyright owner is
unidentifiable
Password protection
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

10. What can I print?
Single copies
A chapter from a book
An article from a periodical
A short story, short essay…
A picture, illustration, drawing
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

11. What can I print?
Multiple Copies for
classroom use
Use small amounts
Used for one course
Each copy includes a
notice of copyright
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

12. How much Multimedia can I use?
10% or three
minutes, whichever is less of a
motion picture
10% or 1,000 words, which
ever is less of text
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

13. How much Multimedia can I use?
An entire poem of 250 words
or less
10% but no more than 30
seconds of music
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

14. Can I show Videos in Class?
 The Copyright Act of 1976
Section 110
 This criteria must be met:
Face to Face
Tied
Normal
Nonprofit
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/110.html

15. Copyright Protection
Who is protected?
Registered Authors
Registered Material
Registered Multimedia
Registered Videos
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

16. Consequences
 Individual Liability or
Infringement
 Use of unauthorized material:
 unidentifiable author’s work
○ risk if person uses orphan
work
○ person gets sued by author
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

17. Consequences
penalties:
 “the court can
award up to
$150,000 for
each separate
act”
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

18. Conclusion
Copyright is used to protect all written
material, music, videos, and authors from users
making copies and redistributing unauthorized
copies for profit or sabotaging their work.