PLAGIARISM What’s The Big Deal?

Fair Use  Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work TEACHERS:  This means not using another teachers idea and calling it your own…

What are the conditions for deciding fair use?  all materials must be cited in order to avoid plagiarism, general examples of limited portions of published materials that might be used in the classroom under fair use for a limited period of time What To do?  chapter from a book (never the entire book).  An article from a periodical or newspaper.  short story, essay, or poem. One work is the norm whether it comes from an individual work or an anthology.  A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper.  Copies of a poem of 250 words or less that exists on two pages or less or 250 words from a longer poem.

Limitations on Multimedia  cannot use anyone else’s words or ideas without both the indicia of a quotation and a proper bibliographic citation.  If one wants to sample or use another’s musical score they must attain permission and or cite the author.  Films should be a legitimate copy with a copyright notice included When using multimedia in the classroom and attaining it from an electronic reserve one must make sure the reserve has obtained a lawful copy.

Consequences:  Infringer pays the actual dollar amount of damages and profits.  The law provides a range from $200 to $150,000 for each work infringed.  Infringer pays for all attorney’s fees and court costs.  The infringer can go to jail.

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