1. Copyright and Fair Use Using files from the Internet in your classroom

2. What is copyright? Copyright protects the creators of original works, such as literature, music, and art. Its underlying purpose is to foster creativity and encourage people to create new work. Copyright lasts the life of the creator plus 70 years.

3. What is fair use? Fair use allows people, such as educators, to use portions of copyrighted works without permission. There are four factors to consider: the purpose of use the nature of the work the amount of work you are using will use affect the profits of the owner

4. Copyright and the Internet Teachers or students must consider copyright when downloading files from the internet. These include: audio files video files images

5. Guidelines: Images may be downloaded for student projects or teacher presentations. Audio and video files may be downloaded for use in multimedia projects. These files are subject to portion restrictions.

6. More Guidelines: Resources from the Web may not be reposted on the Internet without permission. However, links to legitimate resources can be posted. Any resources you download must have been legitimately acquired by the Web site.

7. Copyright in your Classroom Consider the following four scenarios. In each one information is downloaded from the Internet for classroom use. Think about whether the use of the file violates copyright or fair use.

8. Student Use of Images A student is downloading images to include in a powerpoint on the photography of Ansel Adams. He has twenty pictures in his powerpoint. Does this violate copyright and fair use?

9. Answer: Yes The images are subject to copyright. According to fair use, the student is allowed to use five images by the artist. If the images are part of a collection, the student may use 15 images or 10% of the collection, whichever is less.

10. Student Use of Images A student is downloading images from the Internet to include in a multimedia project on the lithographs of Currier and Ives. Does this violate copyright and fair use?

11. Answer: No The use of these images does not violate copyright because they were published before 1923. They are part of the public domain.

12. Student Use of Audio Files A student is creating a video project on famous female singers and wants to include a song by Katy Perry. Does this violate copyright and fair use? photo by machechyp

13. Answer: Yes This violates fair use if the student uses a song in its entirety. Fair use allows a student to use 10% of a song. The student may use a maximum of 30 seconds of a song.

14. Teacher Use of Video Files A teacher downloads a copyrighted video from Vimeo. She then adds the video to her wiki for students to view. Does this violate copyright and fair use?

15. Answer: Yes This violates fair use because web resources cannot be reposted to the web without permission. The teacher could comply with fair use by creating a link to the video in her wiki.

16. Remember... Rights assessment is your responsibility. Use the Fair Use Checklist. Take advantage of Creative Commons licensed work when possible. Use resources to check copyright: www.loc.gov www.mpa.org