1. Teresa Steffey ITEC 7445 Summer 2015 Dr. Sherry Grove
Copyright and Fair Use
Teresa Steffey
ITEC 7445 Summer 2015
Dr. Sherry Grove

2. Definition of copyright:
Protection provided by the laws of the United States for “original works of authorship” such as but not limited to works in the following areas:
Literary
Musical
Architectural
Graphic
Pictorial
Sculptural
Audiovisual

3. What is not copyright protected: (These are just a few examples, there are more!!!)
Ideas
Slogan
Procedures
Familiar Symbols
Discoveries
Lettering
Names
Coloring
Titles
Shocker to me …….. Listings of Contents Ingredients
Short Phrases

4. Definition of Fair use:
Copying of copyrighted material done for a limited purpose such as but not limited to:
Criticism
Commentary
New Reporting
Education
Scholarship
Research
Fair Use can be considered a defense against a claim of copyright infringement not an exception to the copyright compliance.

5. Fair use factors:
Character and Purpose of use such as if it is for commercial or nonprofit educational use.
Nature of the Work….standardized test will never be fair use.
Amount and Substantiality of the work used in comparison to the work as a whole.
Effect of the use of the work on the potential market or value of the copyright protected work.

6. Few Examples of Fair Use:
Parody that includes a short portion of a work.
Quotation of short passages in a scholarly work for illustration of the author’s observations.
Summary of an article that could include quotations of short passages of the protected work.
Spontaneous reproduction of material for classroom use such as a newspaper article.

7. Scenario #1
Mrs. Bowman rented The Life of Pi from Redbox on her way to work. She wants to show her literature class this movie because they just finished the book. She is worried that since she does not own the movie then she does not have the rights to show it to a class of 30 students. What do you think? Can she show it to the class?

8. Answer to Scenario #1
YES!!!! Mrs. Bowman can show the movie to her class for educational purposes. She can NOT charge them admission to watch the movie or pass around burned copies of the DVD as door prizes. She also could not show Little Johnny’s boot leg copy.  As long as she owns or rented the movie and is using it for educational purposes then she is “A” OK!!!

9. Scenario #2
Mr. Chubs, the school librarian, is worried about all these budget cuts and having enough money to buy new books. He gets a brilliant idea, at least he thought it was, to order just one copy of all the new books and make photo copies of each one in order to have multiple copies for check out. He has a poster machine to make the covers and can bind them in graphic arts. Is this a good idea?

10. Answer to Scenario #2
NO!!!!! Someone stop Mr. Chubs before he loses his job. You can only make a photo copy of a book if you are replacing the original copy that has been damaged, deteriorated, lost or stolen. Even then, you must make sure the copyright information is inside these copies.

11. Scenario #3
Mrs. Patterson is really worried about the new, always changing, math standards coming out the next school year. She is wanting to take and install Geo SketchPad on her computer at home in order to get ahead of the game and start creating projects. She is worried to take the program home since the school math department paid for it. Is this ok for her to do?

12. Answer to Scenario #3
YES!!! Mrs. Patterson can stop spazzing about the new math standards and install SketchPad on her home computer. The only thing Mrs. Patterson needs to make sure of is that they have an extra license for her to do this. You can install on as many computers, home or work, as long as you have paid for that number of license for the product. Just don’t make a copy of the CD and you will be all good.

13. References:
The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2015, from
U.S. Copyright Office. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2015, from

14. Reference Continued
Hansen, John. (2011, May 19). Copyright Issues in Teaching: Issues from On-ground to On-line Courses. Retrieved June 16, 2015, from
(n.d.). Copyright and Fair Use Guideline for Teachers. Retrieved June 16, 2015, from