Future Ready Schools Copyright or Wrong? John Brim Instructional Technology Division North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Future Ready Schools Federal Law United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8 The Congress shall have Power…To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. Federal Law Title 17, U.S. Code

Future Ready Schools Scope of Copyright - Six Fundamental Rights Reproduction Adaptation Publication Performance Display Digital transmission

Future Ready Schools Fair Use Sets limitations on rights of copyright holders Guidelines not absolute

Future Ready Schools Fair Use Conditions 1. Non-profit educational institutions or homebound instruction 2. Face-to-face instruction – students and teachers 3. Support of curricular objectives 4. Legally obtained

Future Ready Schools Fair Use Factors/Test 1. Purpose and character of use 2. Nature of copyrighted work 3. Amount copied 4. Cumulative effect of use

Future Ready Schools Internet Assume everything is copyrighted Use existing guidelines for appropriate media format

Future Ready Schools Multimedia Citation Copyright statement Credit the sources Display copyright notice ©

Future Ready Schools Pictures Used in its entirety No more than 5 images per artist No more than 10% or 5 images

Future Ready Schools Text Up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less

Future Ready Schools Issue - Pictures Up to 5 or 10% of images from single artist Up to 15 images from a collection

Future Ready Schools Issue - Music 10% but no more than 30 seconds

Future Ready Schools Video 10% of motion media or 3 minutes, whichever is less

Future Ready Schools Scenario - Web sites You create a Web site and add a popular cartoon character for humor Is this a copyright violation?

Future Ready Schools Probably Posting on the Internet is publication Cartoon characters are highly creative works Ask for and get permission

Future Ready Schools Citations Copyright handout John Brim In compliance with federal law, including the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, N C Public Schools administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law.