1. AV Production Ethics & Copyright Trade & Industrial Education
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Trade & Industrial Education

2. Ethics
Ethics - a set of moral principles that govern the behavior of a group or individual
Computer Ethics - a set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers
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3. Copyright
The exclusive right to reproduce, publish, and sell the matter and form of a literary, musical, or artistic work
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4. Creator Owns The Right To :
Adapt
Reproduce
Distribute
Publicly perform
Publicly display
Transmit
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5. Adaptation Changing a work in some way or creating a derivative work
Screen plays, movies, plays
Song tune with different words (or vice versa)
Placing a work into a presentation or other form of media
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6. Reproduction Making copies in any format Digitizing a photo
Using a copy machine
Drawing a cartoon character
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7. Distribution Passing out copies Mailing copies Loaning copies
Placing on airwaves, radio waves, etc.
Placing on a computer network
ing copies
Publishing online
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8. Public Performance To perform a work publicly
Performing at a place open to the public or where persons outside a normal circle of family and social acquaintances are gathered.
By means of any device or process.
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9. Public Display To display a work publicly
Paintings, photographs, sculptures, literature
You may not put copyrighted images on your website
You may not post copyrighted images online
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10. Digital Transmit
To transmit recordings in a digital format to play online
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11. Copyright – no registration required
Works do not have to say “copyright by” or have the copyright symbol, ©, in order to have copyright protection.
The creator automatically has all six rights.
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12.  What can students do? Look for items in public domain.
See if use falls under fair use guidelines.
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13. Public Domain
Items in the public domain may be used without copyright restrictions.
Find by typing the item and “public domain” when searching for music, graphics, literature, etc.
Open To The Public
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14. FAIR USE
The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
The nature of the copyrighted work
The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work (17 USC, §107)
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15. Most Important Factor Effect upon potential market for or value
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16. What to Do If not fair use, get permission.
Check the rights of what you are using – front of book or periodical, on the video (or website of video company)
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17. JUST ASK… Don’t take what is not yours!
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18. (check for availability in your school library)
References
Copyright for Schools, by Dr. Carol M. Simpson
(check for availability in your school library)
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