2. Table of Contents
Introduction
Copyright laws
Fair use
Plagiarism
What does this mean to
the virtual learner?
Conclusion
3. Introduction
• In todays digital world it is easy to find
information on the web.
• As a virtual learner you must be
responsible and know how to give
credit where its due.
• In this presentation you will learn the
differences between Copyright, Fair
use and Plagiarism.
4. What Does
Copyright Mean?
• Copyright is a law created to protect the
author/creator of an original work of art
• Copyright law protects their work from being used
without their permission
• Only the author can redistribute, sell, or recreate
their original work
• Copyrights created after 1977 last the lifetime of the
author plus 70 years after they die
5. What is Considered
Protected?
• Videos, music, and
movies
• Art, drawings, paintings
• Lyrics
• Literary works
• Choreographed dances
• Video games and
computer software
7. What is Fair Use?
• Fair use is the outcome of the limitations
set in place by Copyright
• When the Copyright expires it moves to a
public domain
• Here everyone can use and create other
works of art
• By using parts of the original and remixing
it is considered “Fair use”
8. Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is the act of taking
someone else's thoughts and
ideas and placing it in your
work as your own.
• To avoid plagiarizing make
sure you quote and then cite
your source
• If the sentence is not a quote
but pieces of another's work it
Created and given permission
still needs to be cited to use by: questioncopyright.org
9. What does this mean to YOU
the Virtual Learner?
• The internet is crawling with information that’s
easily accessible
• Sometimes seeing someone else's work sparks
creativity in YOU and that’s ok!
• When taking pieces of copyrighted material
make sure you get permission from the author
• When directly quoting or taking part of
someone's thoughts and ideas cite the source
