Intellectual Property and Copyright LESSON 3 Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web Intellectual Property and Copyright

Lesson Overview In this lesson, we will: Understand, discuss, and apply copyright law Demonstrate efficient and effective strategies when using the Web Understand and discuss the value of open source alternatives Day 3

Guiding Questions Why is it important to take precautions to safeguard your personal information? Why is it essential to work efficiently and effectively when working online? Since it’s free, what value does open source software have? Guiding Questions Why is it important to take precautions to safeguard what you own—especially your personal information? Why is it essential to work efficiently and effectively when working online? Since it’s free, what value does open source software have?

Intellectual Property Product of one’s intellect Protected by federal law Includes movies, film, music, poems, plays, photographs, paintings Copyright It is illegal to use copyrighted material Copyright laws always apply to a work unless explicitly waived or used according to the published terms such as with Creative Commons License Always get permission Intellectual Property and Copyright Product of one’s intellect Protected by federal law—Copyright Act Includes movies, film, music, poems, plays, photographs, paintings, etc. It is illegal to use copyrighted material © Don’t assume there is no copyright if you don’t see the copyright sign Always get permission before using someone’s work

Developing Effective Web Use Skills Familiarize yourself with search tools Boolean operators narrow or broaden a search AND (+) - an inclusive operator. Both terms must be found in order for the document to be identified. OR - an exclusive operator. Either/or of the terms listed can be found in order for the document to be identified. NOT - an exclusive operator. The word after NOT (-) is excluded from the sites identified. NEAR - a proximity operator. A proximity operator determines the closeness of terms within the text of an identified document. NEAR is a restrictive AND.

Evaluating Web Sites Accuracy Authority Coverage Currency Objectivity Reputation

Face-to-Face Teaching Copyright Act Lifetime plus 70 years Fair Use Used in specific instances for education and research Face-to-Face Teaching Permitted during face-to-face teaching Distance Learning Extends face-to-face exemption. Only those students in the distance learning class should have access during the class period. Copyright Act Author protected during his or her lifetime plus 70 years Fair Use Copyrighted material may be used in specific instances for education and research without permission Face-to-Face Teaching Copyright Act permits performance or display of copyrighted works during face-to-face teaching Distance Learning Extends face-to-face exemption. Only those students in the distance learning class have access to online content during the class period.

Other Resources Creative Commons Open Source Open Source Alternatives Non-profit organization providing copyright licenses which are less restrictive than those issued by U.S. Copyright Office Open Source Publically shared intellectual property which is free to use and distribute Open Source Alternatives provides alternatives to well-known commercial software

Practice Complete the “Web Use Skills” worksheet. Complete the online assessment of search engines http://www.websearch.about.com. Complete the tutorial and online assessment at http://www.copyrightkids.org. Complete the “Web Use Skills” worksheet. Using the URL (Uniform Resource Locator), http://www.websearch.about.com, complete the online assessment of search engines. Once complete, the grade will appear. Using the URL http://www.copyrightkids.org., complete the tutorial and online assessment. The grade will appear when the assessment has been completed.

Lesson Review During this lesson, you learned: Copyright laws Efficient and effective strategies for searching The value and options of open source This is the last slide of the presentation.