The document discusses copyright and fair use. It explains that copyright protects original works and gives the creator exclusive rights over reproduction and distribution. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted works for educational purposes without permission. Whether use is fair depends on four factors: purpose, nature of work, amount used, and effect on the market. Educators should understand copyright basics and model compliance, but also have some flexibility to use copyrighted works for teaching under fair use guidelines.

1. Copyright and Fair use
in the informational Age
Explained!!
“A Storm of Comets”-http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/

2. What is Copyright

3. What is copyrighted?
• Your lesson plans
• The worksheets your
create
• A book report written by
a student or educator
• A photograph you take
• The home video from
your last trip
“Copyright Symbol”-http://www.copyrightauthority.com/copyright-symbol/

4. Copyright?
• A form of protection provided
by law in the United States to
authors of original works.
• Copyright allows the originator
– The right to reproduce
and/or distribute their
work
– The right to display or
perform their work publicly
– The right to prepare
derivatives of the original
work
“Copyright Law of the United States”-
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/

5. What Materials are Copyrighted?
• Anything that you create is automatically
copyrighted.
– Written works: Lesson plans, worksheets
created
– Sound recordings, song lyrics and/or
music
– Works of art
– Video and motion picture works

6. Copyright Protection
“Simply putting the
pen to the paper or in
the electronic medium,
putting the fingers to
the save key creates a
copyrighted work.”-
Georgia K. Harper
Harper, G.K. (2007):Using materials from the internet. In Copyright Crash Course.
Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/useofweb.html
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7. What license?

8. Licenses
A way to minimize certain use:
• add a specific license
• CREATIVE COMMON LICENSES
Creative Commons (2012). Retrieved from Sept. 1, 2012, from
http://creativecommons.org/

9. Role of Fair use
• “Fair use plays a critical role
in the analog world where
duplicating technology is
cumbersome and authors
make money by controlling
copies. “- Georgia K. Harper
Harper, G.K. (2007):Using materials from the internet. In Copyright Crash Course.
Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/useofweb.html

10. Fair Use Guidelines
• Are a part of the US
Copyright Act.
• Allow teachers and students
the ability to use
copyrighted materials for
educational purposes.
• There is a four part test that
determines if the use of a
copyrighted material is fair
use.
Harper, G.K. (2007):Fair use of copyrighted materials. In Copyright Crash Course.
Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
http://www.confusedveterans.com/cms/index.php/component/content/article?id=438-
regulation:fairusepolicy&catid=23

11. The Four Factors that Determine Fair Use
• The purpose and
character of the use
• The nature of the
copyrighted work
• The amount of the work
used
• The effect of the use on
the marketplace
Harper, G.K. (2007):Fair use of copyrighted materials. In Copyright Crash Course.
Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
http://blog.campaignasia.com/mike-fromowitz/four-things-i-am-certain-of/

12. There is no legal, definitive list of what
constitutes fair use
• Items and Discussions have
been made by several
organizations to try to quantify
how much of an item can be
used under fair use.
• The only true explanation of
whether the educational use
of a copyrighted work
constitutes fair use is the court
system.
Harper, G.K. (2007):Fair use of copyrighted materials. In Copyright Crash Course.
Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
http://littlepoets.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/day-18-making-a-list-and-checking-it-
twice-poem/

13. Don’t Know what to Do?

14. Teachers should keep in mind
• Fair use of copyrighted
materials must be an
integral part of a class.
• Movies shown as a reward
do not qualify as fair use.
• Rampant duplication of
materials instead of
purchasing instructional
materials is not fair use
(effect on the market).
http://www.create-a-healthy-flexible-body.com/pain-relief-using-the-mind.html

15. Teachers should keep in mind
• Encourage students to use
online databases to find
images and video used in
student projects (Power
Library or locally funded).
• Encourage the use of
government sites for
images.
• Discourage surfing the
Internet for factual
information and images for
student projects.

16. Teachers should keep in mind
• Citing a work is not the
same as having permission
to use the work.
• Requesting for permission
to use is always a good
option.
• Duplicating a work and
changing a few words is not
fair use.
• Students have a wider range
of rights under fair use than
teachers.

17. FINAL THOUGHT
• Educators must understand
the basics of copyright.
• Educators have a
responsibility to model
compliance to copyright.
• Educators should always ask
for permission to use works
that are likely not fair use.
• Educators must insure that
students use information
for projects in an ethical
manner.
http://accelerateddecrepitude.blogspot.com/2012/04/squeezeenglish-beat-rams-head-live.html

18. REFERENCES
• U.S. Copyright Office. (2012), Fair Use. U.S. Copyright Law
• Harper, G.K. (2007):Fair use of copyrighted materials. In Copyright Crash Course.
• Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html
• Harper, G.K. (2007):Using materials from the internet. In Copyright Crash Course.
• Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/useofweb.html
• Harper, G.K. (2007):Fair use of copyrighted materials. In Copyright Crash Course.
• Retrieved Sept. 1, 2012, from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/useofweb.html
IMAGE CREDITS
• “Copyright Symbol”-http://www.copyrightauthority.com/copyright-symbol/
• http://www.designzzz.com/how-to-create-resume-guide-designers/
• Creative Commons (2012). Retrieved from Sept. 1, 2012, from
• http://creativecommons.org/
• http://www.confusedveterans.com/cms/index.php/component/content/article?id=438-regulation:fairusepolicy&catid=23
• http://blog.campaignasia.com/mike-fromowitz/four-things-i-am-certain-of/
• http://littlepoets.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/day-18-making-a-list-and-checking-it-twice-poem/
• http://www.create-a-healthy-flexible-body.com/pain-relief-using-the-mind.html
• http://accelerateddecrepitude.blogspot.com/2012/04/squeezeenglish-beat-rams-head-live.html
• http://excruciatingminutiae.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/312/
• http://community.brightstar-learning.com/2011/stressofdyslexia/

19. Contact Information
Jose Guerra
Chemistry
C.C. Winn High School
Room 202
jguerra2@eaglepassisd.net