1. Copyright and fair use basics
By Mrs. Dipyatic

2. What is copyright?
Copyright: Defined by Meriam- webster’s dictionary as the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time

3. What kind of materials are copyrighted?
Literary works (books, magazines, poems, news articles, etc. including computer software)
Musical works
Dramatic works
Choreographic works
Images, graphics, sculptures and other artworks
Music and sound recordings
Videos and other audiovisual works

4. What isn’t copyrighted?
  Ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices, (but written or recorded descriptions, explanations, or illustrations are protected by copyright)
Titles, names, short phrases, and slogans (but these could be trademarked)
Works that are not fixed in a tangible form of expression, such as an improvised speech or performance that is not written down or recorded
Works consisting of information that is commonly available
Works by the Us government

5. What is fair use?
Fair use: Allows a limited number of copying for educational and research purposes
The copyright law provides that reproduction "for purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research" is not an infringement of copyright.

6. Can I use copyrighted images and media for my computer projects?
In computer class we will focus on using images and media that are not copyrighted because we will be creating our own original work. If we want to use a copyrighted image, you must cite where you got your image from.

7. What is the public domain?
Public domain: the state of something that is not owned by a particular person or company and is available for anyone to use

8. Where do I go to find material in the public domain?
You can search on creative commons search on a variety of sites-- search.creativecommons.org
In google image search, change your search options to “labeled for reuse”

9. How long does copyright last?
Copyright protection lasts from the moment the work is created until 70 years after the death of the author/artist.

10. Sources
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