Copyright is a form of protection given to authors of original creative works under U.S. law. It is an automatic property right that can be sold or transferred and provides owners with exclusive rights over reproducing, distributing, publicly displaying, or making derivative works of the copyrighted work. Copyright law is outlined in Title 17 of the U.S. Code and the Copyright Act of 1976, and it provides certain exceptions for fair use, works in the public domain, library use, and some alternative licenses.

2. • A form of protection given to authors
of original works grounded in the U.S.
Constitution and granted by law.

3. • This property right can be sold or
transferred to others.

5. – Title 17 of the U.S.
Code
– The Copyright Act
of 1976

6.  Copyright law assures
ownership, which comes with
exclusive rights.

7. Make copies of the work

8. Distribute copies of the work

9. Perform the work publicly

10. Display the work publicly

11. Make derivative works

12. • Automatic protection
• Available for:
– Published works
– Unpublished works

15. • Copyright
• Patent
• Trademark

16. Their top secret formula.

19. • The law provides
certain ways in
which copyright
works may be used.
– Fair use
– Public domain
– Library privilege
– Alternative Licenses
(e.g. CC)

22. • The works are
publicly
accessible.

26. • Under the TEACH Act, the Copyright law
provides educators with a separate set of
rights in addition to fair use, to display and
perform others´ works in the classroom.
– Section 110 of the Copyright Act

27. “Face to face” teaching.

28.  Online/hybrid courses

30. Resources List
• Source 1: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://creativecommons.org/about
• Source 2: Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/index.html
• Source 3 : Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html
• Source 4: What is copyright?. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/legal/copyright/what_is_copyright/
• Source 5: Copyright in general. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-
general.html
• Source 6: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stopping-internet-
plagiarism/your-copyrights-online/1-what-is-a-copyright/
• Source 7: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.copyrightkids.org/whatcopyframes.htm
• Source 8: All images retrieved from Google Images.