This document discusses copyright and ownership of creative works. It notes that authors automatically own the copyright to any original work they create, unless it is a work for hire. There are some exceptions, like works created as part of employment by the University of Texas system. The document also discusses registering copyright, using Creative Commons licenses to allow sharing works while still retaining some rights, and exceptions like fair use for educational purposes. It provides tips for deciding whether to protect a work with copyright or share it freely through options like Creative Commons.

1. Copyright Crash Course By Valree Martinez

2. Ready to Publish 1

3. Who owns what? 2

4. Authors are Owners Exclusions Work for Hire U.T. System Intelligent Property Policy applies 3 An author is someone who contributes expression to the work

5. Agreements 4

6. Is it necessary to Protect Your Work? Decision: Can all or part be shared? Answer Creative Commons Decision: Register your automatic copyright with the Copyright Office Video Clip

7. Peer Discussion Is Copyright protection necessary? Discuss Pros and Cons in groups of 4. Present Pros and Cons on poster board. Presentation will be photograph

8. What does this mean? Prohibit others from being able to: make copies, prepare derivative works, publicly distribute, display and perform the work, and in the case of digital sound recordings, to perform the works over a digital network. Unless: 5

9. No permission required 6

10. Can my copyright be a HASSLE? Decide: Is there a functional need ? Is it a source of income? Can I share my work ? Timeline? 7 Don’t let your works become orphan works!

11. Thinking about using Internet Materials? Who is the owner? Mostly everything is protected by an implied license. automatically gives consent to commercial use of it without permission. What if I am the author? You want a Express License. Such as a creative commons license.

12. Educator Privileges-TEACH ACT Important information Type of copy with Section 110 permits those authorized to perform and display works under 110 to copy digital works and digitize analog works in order to make authorized displays Some schools/works are excluded.

13. Teach Act Checklist 8

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