1. Understanding Copyrights
How do I know I can use something?

2. What is a Copyright?
The exclusive legal right to produce, to perform in public, or publish an original literary or artistic work

3. However, teachers and students get a break called. . .
So What is Copyrighted?
Almost everything created privately and originally after March 1, 1989 is copyrighted, whether it has a copyright notice or not
However, teachers and students get a break called. . .

4. Fair Use The copying is for educational use
The original material is mainly facts, lacks originality, and is published
You use a few portions to make your point and not the whole work
You are not taking potential sales away from the owner

5. Here are the Guidelines
Motion Media (such as a movie)
Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less for a single copyrighted motion media work

6. Guidelines Continued Text Material
Up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less of a single copyrighted work of text

7. Music, Lyrics, Music Video
Guidelines Continued
Music, Lyrics, Music Video
Up to 10%
NO more than 30 seconds of music and lyrics from a single musical work

8. Guidelines Continued Illustrations and Photographs
Can be used in their entirety
NO more than 5 images by same artist/illustrator
NOT more than 10% or 15 images,whichever is less from a published collected work

9. Making Copies
Including the original, only a limited amount of copies may be made of your project
-Two use copies
-Additional copy for preservation
-You may retain one copy

10. Acknowledgements
ALWAYS credit your source-you would want to be recognized for something you created wouldn’t you?
Credit your source by including:
-copyright symbol
-year of first publication
-name of copyright holder

11. If in doubt, write and ask for permission!!!!
Finally. . .
If in doubt, write and ask for permission!!!!