COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE IN THE CLASSROOM EQ: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE? EQ: HOW DOES COPYRIGHT WORK IN THE CLASSROOM WITH REGARD TO THE INTERNET? The Internet Edition

COPYRIGHT “the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work)”

FAIR USE “a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable, does not substantially impair the value of the materials, and does not curtail the profits reasonably expected by the owner”

USE OF INTERNET RESOURCES As it applies to educational presentation of material Reposting a resource back onto the Internet must only be done with given permission by the resource’s author/owner.  Additional clarification: Posting a LINK to the legitimate resource is acceptable but you cannot copy and paste another’s work onto your site claiming it as your own Any resources downloaded must be from the legitimate resource site  Additional clarification: You must use resources from their original site.

IN THE CLASSROOM Commonly found on the Internet for Reproduction: Images Music Video

IMAGES For use in multimedia projects or display in the classroom setting May be downloaded from the copyright owner’s site for use in both teacher and student work/projects

MUSIC For use in multimedia projects or display in the classroom setting Sound files may be downloaded for use in an educational setting Additional Guidelines: Only 10% or less of a copyrighted musical composition may be reproduced without permission

VIDEO For use in multimedia projects or display in the classroom setting Video may be downloaded for use in the educational setting Additional Guidelines: Students may use a legitimately acquired copy of a portion of video (10% of video or 3mins-whichever is shorter). Also, proper attribution to copyright holder must be present in the project.

SCENARIO ONE: Ms. Cheese wants to add a graphic to her original worksheet on fractions for class. She searches a clipart image of a pizza and saves a copy to paste onto her worksheet. Has she broken any copyright law? No. The use of the pizza image is for educational purposes. It was saved from the copyright owner’s original site.

SCENARIO TWO: Mr. Hulk really likes an original play that was written and published online. He decides to make copies for his drama class and use it for their Spring Play to raise money for their new sound system in the drama lab. Has he broken any copyright law? Yes! This reproduction of an original play would NOT be covered under the Fair Use policy for education. He did not ask permission of the copyright owner to make copies. Additionally, he would be profiting from the sale of tickets to the play. Review the definition of Fair Use to help further explain where Mr. Hulk went wrong.

SCENARIO THREE: Mrs. Mary Contrary is an American History teacher that is teaching on the Civil War. On the History Channel website, she finds a TV Special on the long term effects of the Civil War. She decides to stream the hour and a half special from the website by projecting it on her white board for all her classes to view. Has she broken any copyright law? This special is a published work that she is attaining from the original source of the History Channel. The Special is also based on facts and has little creativity displayed. She is not claiming this work as her own nor benefitting monetarily from showing it This situations weighs more in favor of the Fair Use policy than a copyright infringement.

WHEN IN DOUBT… Ask for permission from the copyright owner Choose another source Seek advice from Research further information using the Useful Resources listed in the following slide

USEFUL RESOURCES The University System’s of Georgia Checklist to test for Fair Use: checklist.pdf checklist.pdf Learn the basics of Copyright here: us/basics/ us/basics/