The document discusses United States copyright law. It states that copyright protects original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium, including literary works, music, art, films, and more. Works must be fixed in a tangible form to be protected. Copyright does not protect ideas, systems, government works, or works in the public domain. The copyright owner is usually the creator, their heirs, or whoever they assign rights to. Copyright infringement involves using a copyrighted work without permission by reproducing, distributing, or making derivatives of it. Examples of infringement by teachers and students are provided.

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2. “Copyright in the United States is form of
protection based upon the principle established by
the U.S. Constitution, specific laws protect the
rights of anyone who creates “original works of
authorship fixed in a tangible medium of
expression.”
(United States Copyright Office, 2014) (Robinson, Brown, &Green, 2010, p.81)

3. Which works are protected by Copyright Laws?
• Literary works
• Musical works
• Dramatic works
• Pantomimes and Choreographic works
• Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
• Motion pictures and other audiovisual works
• Sound recordings
• Architectural works
(TheCopyright SocietyoftheU.S.A.,2007)

4. What is not protected by copyright?
• “Unfixed works that have not been recording in a tangible
fixed form (e.g., a song you made up and sang in the
shower)
• Work in the public domain
• Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans; familiar symbols
or designs; numbers
• Ideas and facts
• Processes and systems (e.g., the Dewey decimal system)
• Federal government works (e.g., the tax code)”
(TheCopyright SocietyoftheU.S.A.,2007)

5. Who owns the copyright?
• Author/Creator
• Author/Creator’s heirs if the creator is dead (living family)
• Creators of a joint work automatically share copyright ownership unless
there is a contrary agreement. (e.g., If two students write an original
story together, they share the copyright.)
• Anyone to whom the author/creator has given or assigned his or her
copyright (e.g., an employer if the copyrighted work is created under a
“work made for hire” agreement, a publisher or record company if the
copyrighted work is given in exchange for a publishing or recording
contract). Usually this means that the author/creator has given up his or
her own copyright in the work.
(TheCopyright SocietyoftheU.S.A.,2007)

6. What is Copyright Infringement?
• “Copyright infringement is the use of works
protected by copyright law without permission,
infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the
copyright holder, such as the right to reproduce,
distribute, display or perform the protected
work, or to make derivative works.”
(Copyright, 2014)

7. Copyright Infringement
(Copyright, 2014)
Teacher
• Using pictures from the web
• Downloading or uploading
educational software
• Printing and copying
worksheets without
permission from the author
• Streaming videos
Students
• Downloading music illegally
• Downloading move illegally