1. Intellectual Property and Copyright
LESSON 3
Module 1: The History and the Future of the Web
Intellectual Property and Copyright

2. Lesson Overview In this lesson, we will:
Understand, discuss, and apply copyright law
Demonstrate efficient and effective strategies when using the Web
Understand and discuss the value of open source alternatives
Day 3

3. Guiding Questions
Why is it important to take precautions to safeguard your personal information?
Why is it essential to work efficiently and effectively when working online?
Since it’s free, what value does open source software have?
Guiding Questions
Why is it important to take precautions to safeguard what you own—especially your personal information?
Why is it essential to work efficiently and effectively when working online?
Since it’s free, what value does open source software have?

4. Intellectual Property
Product of one’s intellect
Protected by federal law
Includes movies, film, music, poems, plays, photographs, paintings
Copyright
It is illegal to use copyrighted material
Copyright laws always apply to a work unless explicitly waived or used according to the published terms such as with Creative Commons License
Always get permission
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Product of one’s intellect
Protected by federal law—Copyright Act
Includes movies, film, music, poems, plays, photographs, paintings, etc.
It is illegal to use copyrighted material
© Don’t assume there is no copyright if you don’t see the copyright sign
Always get permission before using someone’s work

5. Developing Effective Web Use Skills
Familiarize yourself with search tools
Boolean operators narrow or broaden a search
AND (+) - an inclusive operator. Both terms must be found in order for the document to be identified.
OR - an exclusive operator. Either/or of the terms listed can be found in order for the document to be identified.
NOT - an exclusive operator. The word after NOT (-) is excluded from the sites identified.
NEAR - a proximity operator. A proximity operator determines the closeness of terms within the text of an identified document. NEAR is a restrictive AND.

6. Evaluating Web Sites Accuracy Authority Coverage Currency Objectivity
Reputation

7. Face-to-Face Teaching
Copyright Act
Lifetime plus 70 years
Fair Use
Used in specific instances for education and research
Face-to-Face Teaching
Permitted during face-to-face teaching
Distance Learning
Extends face-to-face exemption. Only those students in the distance learning class should have access during the class period.
Copyright Act
Author protected during his or her lifetime plus 70 years
Fair Use
Copyrighted material may be used in specific instances for education and research without permission
Face-to-Face Teaching
Copyright Act permits performance or display of copyrighted works during face-to-face teaching
Distance Learning
Extends face-to-face exemption. Only those students in the distance learning class have access to online content during the class period.

8. Other Resources Creative Commons Open Source Open Source Alternatives
Non-profit organization providing copyright licenses which are less restrictive than those issued by U.S. Copyright Office
Open Source
Publically shared intellectual property which is free to use and distribute
Open Source Alternatives provides alternatives to well-known commercial software

9. Practice Complete the “Web Use Skills” worksheet.
Complete the online assessment of search engines
Complete the tutorial and online assessment at
Complete the “Web Use Skills” worksheet.
Using the URL (Uniform Resource Locator),
complete the
online assessment of search engines. Once
complete, the grade will appear.
Using the URL
complete the tutorial and online assessment. The grade
will appear when the assessment has been completed.

10. Lesson Review During this lesson, you learned: Copyright laws
Efficient and effective strategies for searching
The value and options of open source
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