This document provides a summary of copyright and fair use guidelines for students. It outlines what works are protected by copyright like books, music, films and more. It also summarizes the fair use factors of purpose, nature, amount, and effect of the copyrighted work used. Examples are given for what types and lengths of copyrighted content can be used for educational purposes from sources like those in the public domain, Creative Commons, and with attribution. Citations and finding copyright information from libraries are also briefly discussed.

1. Copyright A student’s guide

2. Image You have written a book Just released a new CD Filmed a popular movie

3. Copyright owner owns the right Reproduction Adaptation Distribution Public Performance Public display Digital transmission

4. Factors that determine Fair Use Purpose and character of use Nature of the copyrighted work Amount to the copyrighted work used The effect of the use on the potential market of the value of the printed work

5. Fair Use? If you don’t have time to ask permission to use work, how can you determine fair use? Go to Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use

6. Where can I find my information? You can create, your intellectual property. Public domain Government documents Internet Archives Public domain movies

7. Where else? Creative Commons. We just want to share and we wanna work together Flicker (sorry, you can only search from home) New York Public Library Yahoo Creative Common Search Free Sound Project

8. Graphics Any image you create Any object in public domain Any object in Creative Commons All clip art Sites that allow use for educational purposes One image scanned from a book Objects downloaded from an HCPS subscribed online resource Sites that allow use for educational purposes Objects that you download and alter to create a parody

9. Music Any music you create Music in public domain Music in Creative Commons A maximum of 30 seconds of a musical composition Up to 10 percent of a copyrighted musical composition for a multimedia presentation

10. Video All video you create All video in public domain Video in Creative Common Video that permit educational use as conditions of their fair use Video downloaded from the Internet with permission from the copyrighted owner 3 minutes or 10 percent of a video clip for a multimedia face to face presentation

11. Citations It is always a good idea to cite your information Ask your librarian if you are not sure how to write a citation

12. Bibiograpy Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools:A Practical Guide, 4th Ed. Worthington, Ohio:Linworth Publishing, Inc, 2005. HCPS. “Copyright.” 5 Oct. 2008 <http://henricostaffdev.org/copyrigh>