Intellectual Property Rights

Discussion What is copyright?

Discussion What is copyright? Is copyright a good thing? (Why)

Discussion What is copyright? Is copyright a good thing? (Why) What can be copyrighted?

Discussion What is copyright? Is copyright a good thing? (Why) What can be copyrighted? What can’t be copyrighted? What do you have to do if you want to use something that has a copyright on it?

Discussion What is copyright? Is copyright a good thing? (Why) What can be copyrighted? What can’t be copyrighted? What do you have to do if you want to use something that has a copyright on it? What do you do if you can’t find the copyright info for a resource you’d like to use?

Discussion What is copyright? Is copyright a good thing? (Why) What can be copyrighted? What can’t be copyrighted?

UK Copyright Basics Everything is copyrighted if it is the result of intellectual effort (books, plays, films, art, sound recordings, etc. Even if it is created/stored outside the UK, if you are using the resource in the UK, it falls under UK copyright law).

UK Copyright Basics Everything is copyrighted if it is the result of intellectual effort (books, plays, films, art, sound recordings, etc. Even if it is created/stored outside the UK, if you are using the resource in the UK, it falls under UK copyright law). No registration process is required

UK Copyright Basics Everything is copyrighted if it is the result of intellectual effort (books, plays, films, art, sound recordings, etc. Even if it is created/stored outside the UK, if you are using the resource in the UK, it falls under UK copyright law). No registration process is required Publication not required

UK Copyright Basics Everything is copyrighted if it is the result of intellectual effort (books, plays, films, art, sound recordings, etc. Even if it is created/stored outside the UK, if you are using the resource in the UK, it falls under UK copyright law). No registration process is required Publication not required Copyright persists for 70 years after death

UK Copyright Basics Everything is copyrighted if it is the result of intellectual effort (books, plays, films, art, sound recordings, etc. Even if it is created/stored outside the UK, if you are using the resource in the UK, it falls under UK copyright law). No registration process is required Publication not required Copyright persists for 70 years after death Owning a copy of the object does not infer copyright ownership  / Digital files are covered by UK copyright

What cant be copyrighted?

What cant be copyrighted? Titles Names Ideas

US Copyright (Differences) No registration required, but registration with US copyright office helps you in cases of copyright infringement

Creative Commons Licensing What is the basic idea?

Creative Commons Licensing What is the basic idea? Non-commercial Derivative / non-derivative Share and share alike

Denoting copyright What information do we need to denote copyright?

Denoting copyright What information do we need to denote copyright? Contain all the following three elements: The symbol © (the letter C in a circle), or the word “Copyright,” or the abbreviation “Copr.” Year of publication. Owner’s name Example: © 2010 John Doe

Crediting your resources in your work When you use someone else’s work in your own, you must always credit them. Make sure you are permitted to use their work Creative commons derivative/share/attribution license Request permission Note the year it was published, the owner’s name, and the location where you got it. Example: Photo credit: 2009 Flickr user ilikehorses, http://ilikehorses.flickr.com/horse.jpg