1. Plagiarism, Copyright and Fair Use

2. Private Property What is private property? How do we protect it?
What rights do we have over private property?
What rights should we have?
Do other people have rights to our private property?

3. The Computer and Private Property
Does the computer invade our private property?
Does the Internet invade our private property?
Is this good or bad?
What can be done about this?
Should something be done?

4. How has the Internet changed our control over private property?

5. Intellectual Property-the product of your mind
Copyright
Intellectual Property-the product of your mind
Copyright-the law that protects intellectual property
Give the owner of the copyright the right to control the intellectual property
Owner of copyright is not always the creator!
Can sell intellectual property!
ILLEGAL TO VIOLATE/INFRINGE ON A COPYRIGHT!

6. Trademarks
A trademark is any distinct word, phrase, symbol or picture, or combinations thereof, that identifies and sets apart the goods of a specific business or organization.
Example:
Distinctive Coca Cola
Sign: ®

7. Creator is not always the Owner! Can sell intellectual property
Creator vs. Owner
Creator is not always the Owner!
Can sell intellectual property
Examples?

8. Programmer/Performer/ Interprets creation Manufacturer Retailer
Who is involved in getting you a copyrighted product? Who has an interest in the product?
Creator
Programmer/Performer/ Interprets creation
Manufacturer
Retailer

9. How to avoid © infringement
GET PERMISSION!
Use within the guidelines of Fair Use

10. Fair Use the use of © material without permission
Educational Setting—
In the classroom
Not repetitive use
Within parameters

11. Fair Use Parameters Text Motion Media (movies) Audio
Not more than 10% of the work
200 page work, how much can you copy?
Motion Media (movies)
10% or 3 minutes WHICHEVER is LESS
A Movie is 2 hours long, how much can you use?
3 minutes (10% is 12 minutes)
Audio
10% or 30 seconds WHICHEVER is LESS
A song is 2.5 minutes long, how much can you use?
15 seconds
Pictures/Photographs or graphics
Up to 5 from one artist
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12. Piracy-Term applied to taking copyrighted work without permission
Piracy is nothing new!
Easier now
Technology
Internet

13. What if you don’t give credit?
If you use someone’s work without giving credit you have committed:
PLAGIARISM 13

14. Plagiarism-Taking someone else’s work without giving credit
Calling or implying it is your work!
Directly or by omission 14

15. Copyright Law vs. Plagiarism
Copyright is a law that gives you rights over your work.
Infringing on a copyright is illegal.
Plagiarism is lying about the origin of your work.
Plagiarism is unethical but not illegal.