Copyright Issues in Teaching and Learning Bailey Hannapel Beth Sherron Meredith Booth

Table of Contents Ownership Fair Use Guidelines Portion Limits of Fair Use Guidelines Requesting Permission For More Information

Table of Contents Ownership Copyright laws are designed to protect an individual’s original work so that he or she may be compensated for his or her work. These creators have the right to decide if their work may be used by others and the duration that the work may be used. Work must be original and tangible in order to be copyrighted. Users must always ask permission from the owner before borrowing copyrighted work. The only exception to this rule is found in the Fair Use doctrine.

Table of Contents Fair Use Guidelines The Fair Use doctrine allows copyrighted work to be used without direct permission from the creator for educational or non-profit purposes. There are specific rules and restrictions in regard to fair use guidelines.

Table of Contents Portion Limits of the Fair Use Guidelines The standard limit on the amount of work that may be used under the fair use guidelines is 10% of the original work. Other specific portion limits apply to text, music, video, poetry, database information, imagery and photography. For a complete list of specific guidelines for each media type, please visit the following website: Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment

Table of Contents More About Fair Use Guidelines To claim Fair Use, material must be used for educational instruction or other educational purposes rather than personal use. Presentations created under the fair use guidelines may only be kept for a maximum of two years. No more than two copies total or one copy for each person working on the project may be made and archived.

Table of Contents Permission If fair use guidelines do not apply or if there is question as to whether they apply, always ask permission from the copyright owner. A permission template may be helpful in requesting this necessary permission. Here are two examples of permission templates: Landmarks for Schools Bellingham Public Schools

Table of Contents The information in this presentation is provided courtesy of: Education WorldEducation World, Office of GeneralOffice of General Counsel University of Texas SystemCounsel University of Texas System, NorthNorth Carolina Department of Public InstructionCarolina Department of Public Instruction, Landmarks for SchoolsLandmarks for Schools, and Bellingham PublicBellingham Public Schools