Any original work is automatically copyrighted, even without a copyright notice. Users are typically given an implied license to share or download copyrighted content online for personal use, but creators can also attach explicit Creative Commons licenses to specify allowed uses. The document provides information on fair use guidelines, the TEACH Act, accessing orphan works, and penalties for copyright infringement.

2. Copyright protection?
• Any work is
copyrighted. Even if it
does not say so.

3. • Whenever
something is
posted on the
internet, the user
is given an implied
license to share,
print, read or
downloaded.

4. • If one intends, he can
give his work an
express license by
attaching a creative
commons
(www.creativecommon
s.org) license to the
materials posted on the
website.

5. • The libraries license academic resources for the use of
their students.

6. • One can also get permission to use a piece of work
by obtaining the permission to use it through
www.copyright.com.
• For the use in classroom you may use these
resources as a fair use checklist:
www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm;
www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#fairuse

7. • Up to $150,000 in penalties.
• For the ignorance of the law
one is liable for damages
anyway If one disregards
copyright laws the court would
be willing to grant the highest
penalties.

8. The TEACH act
• TEACH Act covers works a teacher would show or play
during class such as movie or music clips, images of
artworks or a poetry reading.
• TEACH Act does not cover materials the teacher may
want students to study, read, listen to or watch on their
own time outside of class.
• Checklist for the TEACH act may be found at:
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html

9. Orphan works
• Because “orphan works”
lack sufficient information to
identify their owners or the
date, most remain outside
the digital environment.
• It could have been used for
nonprofit purposes.

10. Orphan works
• www.openlibrary.org and
www.opencontentallianc
e.org are sources where
orphaned works and
public domain may be
accessed.

11. http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/
Copyright symbol101 [web image]. Retreived on March 31, 2012 from Google images
http://thatboystringy.blogspot.com/2010/06/copyright-101.html
What is copyright? [web image]. Retrieved on March 31, 2012 from Google images http://www.loven.co.uk/?page_id=779
Copyright_logo [web image]. Retrieved on March 31, 2012 from Google images
http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2010/08/12/trademark-copyright-and-logos/
cc.logo.large [web image]. Retrieved on March 31, 2012 from google images http://creativecommons.org/about/downloads
Fair Use Venn diagram [web image]. Retrieved on March 31, 2012 from google images
http://www.vennoid.com/2011/05/fair-use-venn-diagram.html
Copyright-jail-transparent [web image]. Retrieved on March 31, 2012 from google images
http://redroom.com/member/dale-estey/blog/copyright-is-so-wrong-no-you-pay-me-for-using-your-words
Music taken from Singh is King original soundtrack