ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Lolly Gasaway January, 1977 1

COPYRIGHT BASICS IN THE ELECTRONIC ERA 17 U.S.C. Section 102 Originality & creativity Fixation Term of copyright Authorship Ownership Notice 2

NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT © 1997 1. © , COPYRIGHT, COPR. section 401 (b) 1. © , COPYRIGHT, COPR. 2. Year of first publication 3. Name of copyright holder © 1997 L. GASAWAY 3

COPYRIGHT NOTICE NOW OPTIONAL Reasons to include 4

US Lawyers section http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/about/license.html This product is meant for educational purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Void where prohibited. Some assembly required. Batteries not included. Slightly higher west of the Mississippi.

Contents may settle during shipment. Use only as directed. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle or heavy equipment. Postage will be paid by addressee. Apply only to affected area. May be too intense for some viewers. For recreational use only. Do not disturb. All models over 18 years of age. Freshest if eaten before date on carton

One size fits all. Many suitcases look alike. Contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingredients. We have sent the forms which seem right for you. Slippery when wet. For office use only. Not affiliated with the American Red Cross. Do not fold, spindle or mutilate. Package sold by weight, not volume.

Not the Beatles. Your mileage may vary. Don't try this in your living room; these are trained professionals. Do not put the base of this ladder on frozen manure. Sanitized for your protection. Beware of dog. May be hazardous to health if consumed in excessive quantities. This supersedes all previous notices.

RIGHTS OF THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER 106 - Reproduction - Distribution - Adaptation - Performance - Display 5

FAIR USE 107 ...The fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” 6

FAIR USE 107 Purpose and character of the use Nature of the copyrighted work Amount and substantiality used Market effect 7

INTERNET & COPYRIGHT New method to copy copyrighted works 8

Result = mass reproduction -A copy is made when the work is scanned or copied to send -Arguably, copy is made by every person who even reads or views the work on the screen

INTERNET PARTICULARS Copyright still belongs to authors / publishers No notice requirement Listserv submissions 10

HINT: Specify how item was put there plus any restrictions on use Just because something is on the Internet does not mean it is there by permission Articles on which you hold copyright Someone else’s article HINT: Specify how item was put there plus any restrictions on use 11

WORLD WIDE WEB Yes, home pages are copyrighted No notice requirement, but is a good idea Use of original works is no problem! 12

USING COPYRIGHTED WORKS ON THE WEB Requires permission Text Photographs, graphics Sound 13

LINKING = CROSS REFERENCES URL’s no problem Logos = big problem 14

PROTECTING YOUR WORK Include a copyright notice Include any restrictions with that notice e.g., no commercial use Restrict access 15

UNRESOLVED ISSUES Whether storage in RAM = “a copy”? 16

When are digital works displayed? What constitutes fair use of digital works in education? Does limiting access make a difference?