This document discusses copyright laws, fair use, and plagiarism and their importance for virtual learners. Copyright law protects original creative works, while fair use allows limited use of copyrighted works under certain conditions. Plagiarism involves presenting others' ideas as your own without citation. As virtual learners access information online, they must properly cite sources and obtain permission to use copyrighted content.

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

6. Confused?

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

10. Resources
• http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/fair-use-
faq
• http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/copyrigh
t-faq
• http://youtu.be/Uiq42O6rhW4
• http://youtu.be/dPtH2KPuQbs
• Clip art provided Microsoft