Copyright provides legal protection to authors of original creative works and gives owners the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform and display the copyrighted work. It works by protecting literary, artistic, musical and other intellectual works through copyright laws. The document discusses issues surrounding copyright including fair use, intellectual property, public domain, and provides additional information and resources on copyright.

1. Copyright
by Aliona Sacali

2. What is Copyright?
Definition and How it works
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the
laws of the United States to the authors of
“original works of authorship,” including literary,
dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other
intellectual works.
How Does It Work?
1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of
copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize
others to do the following:
• To reproduce the work in copies
• To prepare derivative works based upon the work
• To distribute copies of the work to the public by sale
other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or
lending
• To perform the work publicly
• To display the work publicly

3. Issues of Copyright
Become aware of these issues and act in accordance with professional ethics.
Fair Use Intellectual Public Domain
Educators must follow the
Property An enormous mass of
guidelines that describe Unique and unobvious intellectual property which
circumstances under which a products of the human includes songs, books,
teacher can use copyrighted mind such as ideas, movies, legislation, etc.
materials in face-to-face inventions, writings, that is open and available
instruction. speeches, names, industrial for the public to use freely.
processes and etc.
Students may use portions of
lawfully acquired 4 types:
A work is copyrighted when
copyrighted works in their • patents that work has been
academic multimedia • trademarks created in some type of
projects, with proper credit • copyrights tangible form like writing
and citations. • trade secrets or recording.

4. Additional Info
This page offers additional info and links for your further knowledge about copyright
If you still have some questions about copyright this is a link for you.
FAQ This website answers some frequently asked questions about
copyright.
http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/faq.html
If you are still concerned about what the “Copyright Guidelines” are
Copyright
and how to not violate them click on this link.
Guidelines http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/copyright1.html#2
If you would like to test yourself and the particular resource you are
Copyright using in your classroom and check if you are not violating the
MiniTest Copyright guideless take this mini 4 question test.
http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/test/index.html

5. Works Cited
www.thecopyrightsite.org
www.copyright.gov
Teaching and Learning with Teachnology (Fourth
Edition) by Judy Lever-Duffy, Jean B. McDonald –
Chapter 13.