1. Copyright Christine Robinson EDU 384

2. What is copyright?  Protects your materials (text, music, pictures, etc.) from others coping your work or stealing it  If a company wants to make a book into a movie they must have the copyright holders permission to do so

3. History of Copyright  Before the 15 th century books were not protected along with the author since books were mostly handwritten and expensive.  With the invention of the printing press in the mid-15 th century, making prints become more accessible to the literate public  The Licensing Act of 1662~ made a register of licensed books and also a requirement to deposit a copy of the book to be published  Statute of Anne, April 10, 1710~ recognized the rights of authors.  January 8, 1783~ Connecticut was the first state that passes a copyright law called “An Act for the Encouragement of Literature and Genius”.

4. History of Copyright continued  May 31, 1790~ Under the new constitution, George Washington signed the fist copyright bill. Books, maps, and charts were protected for 14 years and then could be renewed for another 14 years.  April 29, 1802~ The copyright Act now covered “historical and other prints”. Protected works were also required to print a copyright notice.  August 18, 1856~ protected dramatic works  March 3, 1865~ protected photographs and negatives  October 27, 1988~ The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act- a work was now protected for the life of the author plus 70 years after their death  November 2, 2002~ Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act allowed nonprofit educational institutions to use copyrighted works

5. What are copyright laws? Relates to all types of formats print, digital, electronic Educators may use materials that are copyrighted under the Fair Use guidelines Use must meet these 4 criteria purpose of the text nature of the work used amount of work used effect the use has on the potential market for the work used

6. What am I allowed to do? Have a movie shown even if it is labeled “for home use only” but has to meet criteria True and legal copy Movie is written in lesson plan Instructional purposes and student projects may use parts of copyrighted materials Keep multimedia presentations for 2 years since it was first used for instructional purposes Keep a project forever if it is for job evaluations, interviews or presentation to peers Students can keep projects that are copyrighted if the materials are used for a portfolio or job interview Students can display the projects for what they were intended to.

7. What can I not do? Use a scanned book to make a PowerPoint Have print copies made for every student taught Use characters from cartoons, TV, or film for classroom reasons Classroom decorations, bulletin boards, newsletters, or hand outs Changing the format of a medium without the permission of the copyright holder Instead of purchasing test booklets or workbooks, making copies of the entire book Edit a movie that was recorded for a television program

8. Reminders for Copyrights All resources must be properly cited if used in any project (pictures, music, sounds, text) Unless materials are listed as “copyright free” or “royalty free”, consider everything to be copyrighted Ask permission by emailing or calling Multimedia presentations cannot be put on the internet without permission from everyone that is part of the copyright holder

9. Steps to Copyright  Create a song, picture, play, or any other material  Register for a copyright by filling out an application and include the fee  Send the package to the correct location  Application and deposit is examined to make sure it meets all the correct requirements  Certification will be received about 4 months after sending the package

10. Works Cited http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/#