Being Honest  Using digital resources responsibly.  Staying clear of plagiarism and copyright infringements.

What is Plagiarism? Copying directly from another’s work Copying from the Web Changing a few words…and then copying Submitting someone else’s work as your own Purchasing a term paper

What is a copyright? A "copyright" is: A property right in an original work of authorship that is fixed in tangible form. A copyright exists automatically from the moment a work of authorship is created.

Things that may be Copyrighted  Literary works  Musical works  Dramatic works  Pantomimes  Choreographic works  Architectural works

Things that may be Copyrighted  Software  Compilations  Sound recordings  Movies and other audiovisual works  Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works  Web Page

Exclusive Rights of the Copyright Holder  Right to make copies - Reproduction  Right to distribute copies - Distribution  Right to prepare derivative works  - Adaptation  Right to public performance  - Performance  Right of public display - Display

What is a Public Domain Work?  Works that are not protected by copyright  Free to use without permission  Originally non-copyrightable  Expired copyright  Authored by federal government  Specifically granted to the Public Domain Works in the public domain.

Fair Use  What is fair use? An exception to exclusive rights of copyright holder.  Who can claim Fair Use? Persons involved in education (teachers and students)

Fair Use  How can the materials be used? For instructional or informational purposes  Where can the materials be used? Educational institutions

What Triggers the Exception?  Purpose and character of use  Commercial OR educational  Nature of copyrighted work  Amount and substantiality used  Effect on market for, or value of, copyrighted work

What Can We Use in Multimedia Work? 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less, of a motion media clip 10% or 30 seconds, whichever is less, of a musical work, whether audio or audiovisual Not more than 5 images of a single artist or photographer 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less, of text materials

What to Cite? What students must credit: Another person ’ s idea, opinion, or theory Any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings- -any piece of information--that are not common knowledge

What to Cite? What students must credit: Quotations of another person ’ s actual spoken or written words A paraphrase of another person ’ s spoken or written words.

Citing the Web Author(s). Title of page. Date of posting or last revision. Name of organization or institution associated with site. Date of access.

Web Citations Author’s name. Title of the page (underlined if it a full work, or in quotations if it is an article or part of a larger work). Date of Publication. Publisher. Date you last visited the site. URL in brackets <>.

Web Citations (example) Internet Scout Project University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. 3 Aug

Responsibility to stop plagiarism is that of the individual. The teacher is to monitor the students The student’s responsibility is not to do it Responsibility