© By Leticia Mendez

What is Copyright? “Copyright is a form of protection (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,”.”

 First copyright law in Great Britain: Was the Statute of Ann 1710 It secured the rights of authors and inventors History of Copyright

 Congress passed the First Copyright law in 1790 It protected the author or their executors, administrators, or assigns of any map, chart, or book for 14 years. History of Copyright content/uploads/2010/02/history-of-copyright.jpg

Concepts of Copyright When is it Fair Use?  What can I print for class?  How much multimedia can I use?  Can I show videos in class?

 What is the character of the use Nonprofit Educational Personal… When is it Fair Use? Four Factors:

When is it Fair Use? Four Factors:  What work is being used Fact Published

When is it Fair Use? Four Factors:  How much work will be used Small amounts More than a small amount

When is it Fair Use? Four Factors:  What effect will the use have on the market? Original is out of print or otherwise unavailable Copyright owner is unidentifiable Password protection

What can I print?  Single copies A chapter from a book An article from a periodical A short story, short essay… A picture, illustration, drawing

What can I print ?  Multiple Copies for classroom use Use small amounts Used for one course Each copy includes a notice of copyright

How much Multimedia can I use?  10% or three minutes, whichever is less of a motion picture  10% or 1,000 words, which ever is less of text

How much Multimedia can I use?  An entire poem of 250 words or less  10% but no more than 30 seconds of music

Can I show Videos in Class?  The Copyright Act of 1976 Section 110 This criteria must be met:  Face to Face  Tied  Normal  Nonprofit

Copyright Protection  Who is protected? Registered Authors Registered Material Registered Multimedia Registered Videos

Consequences  Individual Liability or Infringement Use of unauthorized material: unidentifiable author’s work ○ risk if person uses orphan work ○ person gets sued by author

Consequences  penalties: “the court can award up to $150,000 for each separate act”

Conclusion Copyright is used to protect all written material, music, videos, and authors from users making copies and redistributing unauthorized copies for profit or sabotaging their work.