Katelyn Hayes Vikram Murugavel Copyright Katelyn Hayes Vikram Murugavel

What is copyright? Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works. It exists the moment the work is created

Fair Use Fair use allows permits the use of copyrighted material without first obtaining permission from the author. Four factors The purpose and the character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. The nature of the copyrighted work The amount and substantially of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Importance When we copyright something, it protects our work that we spent a long time on. Copyright makes sure ideas are original. If a copyright license is obtained, it is easier for a person to find you and ask for the right to use the work rather than break the law.

Proper Use Fair use is usually allows work to be used in -Education - Non-profit works -Criticism -Short clips -If it just happens to get caught in filming Citing is almost always necessary

Proper Use Examples In Affluenza, John de Graaf excerpted television ads in a critique of consumerism. This is criticism

In 5 Girls, Maria Finitzo filmed a teen party where a copyrighted song played in the background. She employed fair use because the girls chose for themselves to use that music, and their choices were part of the reality of their daily lives.

In the American Experience documentary "Citizen King,” Orlando Bagwell used a central portion of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, in which the King estate claims copyright. He claimed fair use because the section was historically crucial and the King estate had refused to license the material to the American Experience producer, public TV station WGBH. This is used in a historical/ biographical way

Penalty Usually copyright infringement cases are taken to a civil law court, and sometimes even criminal courts. Large fines and jail time are consequences for copyrighting. On movies there is a warning of a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and up to a $250,000 monetary fine. In school you could receive a failing grade on the assignment, in the class, or even get expelled.

Examples of Breaking the Law Printing books from online rather than buying them Putting music in videos Copying DVD’s Illegally downloading any work

George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord”, which was a hit song was accused of copyright infringement and he was sued for it. The creator of another song said that Harrison copied him Hundreds of thousands of dollars were owed

An author copied more than half of an unpublished manuscript in order to prove that someone was involved in the overthrow of the Iranian government This was too large of a chunk

A television station’s news broadcast used 30 seconds from a Charlie Chaplin film to report about Chaplin’s death Since it was part of the “heart” of the film it was not considered fair use

Works Cited "Copyright in General (FAQ)." U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 8 Aug. 2011. <http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html>. "Fair Use." U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 8 Aug. 2011. <http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html>. "Examples of Successful Fair Use in Documentary Film." Center for Social Media. Web. 8 Aug. 2011. <http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/teaching-materials/examples-successful-fair-use-documentary-film>. Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center. Web. 8 Aug. 2011. <http://fairuse.stanford.edu/>. "Copyright and Fair Use - UMUC Library." UMUC - Homepage. Web. 8 Aug. 2011. <http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/copyright.cfm>.

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