>>> The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work) Source:

Advertisements Blank information form Catalogs/directories Collages/montages Compilations of information Diaries/journals/letters Digitized images Fiction Instructions – fixed form Interviews Jokes - fixed form Leaflets/pamphlets Lectures/speeches Letters/ Lithographs/serigraphs Music scores/song lyrics Newsletters Newspapers/magazines Nonfiction Paintings Photographs Plays/screenplays Poetry Prints Reference books Sculpture Song lyrics Speeches Technical writing Textbooks Web graphics/pages Source:

Yes, educators may use copyrighted works, through a FAIR WORKS exemption. To determine whether a copyrighted work meets the fair works exemption, we must consider the following 4 factors: >>> The purpose and character of the use >>> The nature of the work >>> The amount and/or extend of the work used >>> The effect on the saleability of the original work Sources:

Clicking on the links below will take you to 2 Web sites with charts detailing what is acceptable for use of copyrighted information with our students and what use is considered illegal without obtaining the required permission: >>> >>>

Image sources: >>> Iron Man: img505.imageshack.us >>> Ronald McDonald: celebrities.ninesmsn.com.au >>> Washington Post: static.guim.co.uk >>> Monet: thetearoom.us >>> Watership Down: amyletinsky.files.wordpress.com