This document discusses copyright and related concepts. Copyright protects original works of authorship including literature, art, music and other intellectual works. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted works for educational purposes without permission from the author. The TEACH Act expands educators' rights to display and perform copyrighted works for digital distance education. Copyright protects intellectual property and refers to creative works, while public domain includes works that are not copyrighted and can be used freely with attribution.

1. Copy Right
Norma Abundez
Spring 2015
EDTC 6340

2. What is Copy Right?
 Copyright is a form of
protection provided to the
authors of “original works of
authorship”
 Including:
 literary
 Dramatic
 Musical
 Artistic
 Certain other intellectual
works.

3. What is protected?
 Intellectual Property
 refers to creations of the mind, such as
inventions; literary and artistic works;
designs; and symbols, names and
images.
 Public Domain
 Works that are not copy righted
and can be used without
permission. However, you should
still credit the source.

4. Copy Right Rule of Thumb
Fair Use
 Fair use allows you to use a small amount of copyrighted
materials for educational use only!
 First you must answer these questions
 Does it have an educational purpose?
 Will your use deprive the author from making money?
 How much of the material are you using?

5. Teach Act
 The TEACH Act expands the scope of educators'
rights to perform and display works and to make the
copies integral to such performances and displays
for digital distance education.

6. Fair Use Act
 Fair use allows people other than the copyright owner
to copy part or, in some circumstances, all of a
copyrighted work, even where the copyright holder has
not given permission or objects.

7. FAQs
 Teach Act
 Copy Right
 Test your plagiarism knowledge
 Software Piracy

8. References
 http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/
 http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
 http://www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/CR-Teach-
Act.pdf
 http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf
 http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html
 http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/fair-use-faq