1. Copyright and Fair Use For Students and Teachers

2. Table of Contents Objectives
When should I consider Copyright and Fair Use?
Why care about Copyright and Fair Use?
What are the chances of getting caught using copyrighted material without permission?
Copyright Defined
Did you know?
If you own a copyright
Formal Copyrighting
Do I have the right to use copyrighted materials?
What is Fair Use?
Questions to Consider
How much of a work can I use?
Movies and Videos
How do I cite Movies?
Printed Works
How do I Cite printed Text?
Websites
Music
How do I cite Music?
Web Resources

3. Objectives The Objectives for this presentation are:
To inform teachers and students of copyright and fair use.
To instruct teachers and students how much of a copyrighted source can be used.
To instruct students how to cite sources used for personal and educational use.

4. When should I consider Copyright and Fair Use?
Any time that you conduct research for personal reasons or for a school project, you should be aware of Copyright and Fair Use.
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5. Why care about Copyright and Fair Use?
Failing to adhere to copyright and fair use laws can get you into trouble with the owners of the material. You can even be penalized by your teachers.
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6. What are the chances of getting caught using copyrighted material without permission?
If you do decide to use copyrighted materials without permission you may very well get away with it but it is the wrong thing to do. Do what is right and only use materials that you have permission to use.
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7. Copyright laws were created with the creator in mind.
Musician’s, artist’s, writer’s, and producer’s works are protected from unauthorized use and duplication of their original works. Unauthorized use constitutes copyright infringement and can lead to fines and other punishments.
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8. Did you know that any time you create an original work whether it is a story, picture, musical recording or video that you automatically own the copyright to the work?
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9. You own it and no one else can use it without your permission. You can:
Make copies of the work
Display your work publically
Turn your work into a performance
Give out copies of your work
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10. Formal Copyrighting
Works, whether they are print or digital, can be formally copyrighted by registering the work through the U.S. Copyright Office.
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11. Do I have the right to use copyrighted material?
Copyright law helps to protect the creators of media but also give rights to the public. You have a limited right to use copyrighted materials. This is referred to as “Fair Use.”
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12. What is Fair Use?
Fair use allows you to use a limited amount of a copyrighted work for your educational use.
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13. Before you use a portion of a work, answer these simple questions.
Will my use of the item have a nonprofit educational purpose?
Am I only going to use a small portion?
Will my use keep the creator from making money from the resource?
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14. How much can I use?
Depending on the type of resource you plan to use, you are limited to how much you can use of an individual work.
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15. Movies and Motion Media
Motion media 10% or up to 3 minutes
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16. How do I cite videos?
Producer’s Last name, Producer’s first initial, & Director’s First Name, Director’s First initial. (Date of publication). Title of motion picture. Country of origin: Studio or distributor of the film.
Example:
Stephens, J. & Stephens, S. (2012) Oh Happy Day. United States of America: Oldtown Film Studios.
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17. Printed Texts
Text- When using text you may use 10% or up to 1,000 words
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18. How do I cite printed text?
Articles
Author last name, First initial., (Year, Month and day of publication). Title of Article. Magazine name, Volume, page numbers.
(Example)
Stephens, G. (2009, April 3). Fish of Kentucky. Kentucky Outdoors News, 75,
Books
Author last name, First initial. (Year of publication). Title of the book. Location of publisher: Publisher Name.
(Example)
Stephens, J. (2012). The Big Day. New York, New York: Cool Guy Publishing.
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19. Music and Lyrics
Music and lyrics- 10% but no more than 30 seconds of an individual work.
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20. How do I cite music?
Songwriter last name, Songwriter first initial. (Date of copyright). Title of song. Title of album. Location of recording studio: Label.
Example
Stephens, J. (2011). Top of the Morning. First Act. Nashville, Tennessee: Big Boy Studios.
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21. What is public domain?
Materials that are not copyrighted are considered public domain and can be used without permission. Be sure to always give credit to the creator though.
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22. Never assume that a work is public domain just because it doesn’t have a Copyright symbol next to it. When in doubt ask a teacher or contact the owner.
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23. Are there any websites where I can get photos without copyright infringement?
The Smithsonian is a great resource for finding photographs because they allow use for educational purposes.
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24. Giving credit where credit is due
Always be courteous and give credit to the creator of the work you use in your project.
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25. For more information about Copyright and Fair use you can visit these websites.
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