Mark Twain believed that God would find no sense in any copyright law. Copyright laws were created to protect the intellectual property rights of authors and inventors by giving them limited exclusive control over their works. Copyright protects published works, online content, articles, lesson plans, music, art, video and other creative works but not facts, ideas, data, logos or expired works. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted works for purposes like criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research based on factors such as the purpose of the use, amount of the work used, and the impact on the work's potential market. Proper use of copyrighted material requires determining if use is allowed under fair use or other guidelines

2. COPYRIGHT
Only one thing is impossible for God: To
find any sense in any copyright law on
the planet.
~Mark Twain
Source:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mark_twain.html
Photo Source: CC Monrovia Public Library

3. Overview of Copyright?
Article 1 Sec 8 Gives congress
the right to promote the
progress of Science and
Useful Art by securing for a
limited time to authors and
inventors the exclusive right
to their work.
Photo Credit: Rosie O’Beirne
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosieobeirne/4089435995/in/photostream/

4.  Copyright laws
protect an owners
intellectual property
Copyright
 published reports,
 content found on the
web,
 articles,
 lesson plans
 Music
 Art
 Video
Rights of copyright holder
exclusive right to
Copy
perform
Distribute
Display
and create a derivative of the
work
Works NOT Protected By
Copyright
Facts,
ideas,
data,
logos,
all government documents
expired copyrighted works
(Copyright extends for about 75
years with a few exceptions)
http://librarycopyright.net/resources/
digitalslider/
http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://books.google.com/

5. What is Copyright vs. Citing
Sources vs. Trademark vs. Patent?
Copyright-rights to intellectual property (authors, film, drama, musicians)
Trademark- rights to business symbols, logos etc.
Patent-rights to inventors
Copyright lets us know first if we can use an item
and second how we can use an item.
Look for Copyright
example
http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=699&type=educator
c example
Images Google images
http://www.cowanfirstbaptist.org/Children
Once we determine if we can use the item,proper
academic etiquette determines we must then give
credit to the author/creator by citing the source.

6. Copyright law is actually very
flexible
The Teach Act
The guidelines set forth
CONFU 1994 (Conference on
Fair Use)
2002Guidelines for
Distance/Online learning
are the limiting force but they are not
the law
copyright guidelines
previously mentioned apply
1 Chapter of a book
1 article from newspaper, periodical,
poem of 250 words or less
Other text 10% or 1000 words which
ever is less
Film 10% or 3 mins. which ever is less
Music 10% but no more than 30 secs
Images more difficult...from book 10%
or not more than five images from
same artist
Access is restricted
(password protected)
Duration cannot leave
website up forever, once
class is over it should come
down.
copies for use in student
portfolios is acceptable

7. Fair Use
P
A
N
E
Fair Use applies if use is for the purpose of criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and
research if all four (P.A.N.E.) of factors apply
The purpose and character of the use, including whether
such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit
educational purposes
The amount and substantiality of the portion
used in relation to the
copyrighted work as a
whole
The nature of the copyrighted work
The effect of the use upon the potential market
for, or value of, the copyrighted work

8. If no Copyright symbol is
on a document I find on the
web, then it's free to use.

9. If you tell your friend about a
business idea and that friend
develops that idea into a
profitable business, do you have
a right to some of those profits.

10. A nonprofit organization you belong to wants to do a fundraiser by
showing the family movie Brave and charging $1.00 admission.

11. Your school can only
afford workbooks for
two out of the three
classes that need the
resource. Your co-op
teacher tells you to
copy the workbook
for her class who did
receive the actual
workbook.

12. I have purchased a copy of D12’s song Fight Music, Can I copy that
for my friend? Can I upload it my Dropbox Acct.
Photo Source: Nammer http://flickr.com/photos/81746006@N00/32538566

13. You are doing
research for a college
class on US Dept of
Education website.
Do you need to get
copyright
permission?
Source credit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USDeptOfEducation-Seal.svg

14. You want to make a
copy of one chapter
from a non-fiction book
for your research
project.
Photo Source cc
http://photographicdictionary.com/p/
photocopier

15. You created a product for your employer .
You would like to sell on the Employees Share
products website.
Photo Source: Scottish Government
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottishgovern
ment/6305739042/

16. Use your best judgment based on
P.A.N.E.
 If not clear, due your due diligence by using the checklist
and keep it on file
 Ask permission
 Worst case scenario: Cease and Desist letter and then you
destroy the item in conflict.

17.  Google Advanced Image Search
http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search
 Creative Commons Image Search
http://search.creativecommons.org/

18.  ALA's digital slider
http://librarycopyright.net/resources/digitalslider
 American Distance Education Consortium
http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/fair10-17.html
 Copyright for Librarians Wiki
http://copyrightforlibrarians.pbworks.com/w/page/61241081/Front
 LawMart.com
http://www.lawmart.com/forms/difference.htm
 University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/copyright.cfm#fairuse_included
Resources and Credits