1. CITE THE ‘RIGHT: It’s the law. Caroline Burdett Jaclyn Denmon

2. Know What’s © Right  Copyright protects (gives legal ownership to) any author’s original work, published or unpublished Animations Artwork Books CDs; DVDs Photographs Poetry; Prose Recorded music or songs Web pages http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/whowns.htm

3. Know What’s © Wrong  Copyright Infringement:  Using the author’s original work without permission  Copying a work for profit or financial gain  Knowing better, but copying it anyway  Possible Penalties:  Compensate (pay back) the author for his loss  $250 to $150,000 for PER COPY of the infringement http://www.copyright.com/ccc/viewPage.do?pageCode=cr10-n#infringment

4. Know What’s © Fair Use  You’re in the ©lear to use a small portion of a work if it’s for: Parody Scholarly criticism Education Research  Be ©autious…there is not a specific number for how many words or lines you can safely use http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/text/reading/

5. Know What’s © Fair Use  ©onsider the Four Factors of Fair Use:  The purpose and character of your use  The nature of the copyrighted work  The amount and substantiality of the portion taken  The effect of the use upon the potential market http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-b.html#5

6. ©opyright in the © lassroom  Guidelines for using others’ Multimedia works:  Use only small portions  Fair Use will expire after two years  Do not make or distribute unnecessary copies  Fair Use for students and teachers:  Class assignments  Curriculum materials  One-on-one or remote instruction  Student (or professional) portfolios http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.htm#mm

7.  Can use without permission:  Person dead for over 70 years (if published after 1978)  Work is over 95 years old  It is out of copyright  You can not use a direct score for profit, only your own rendition of it.  If it is still under copyright you can get permission by contacting:  American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers  BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc), or  SESAC ©onditions for using a Musical Score

8. **Important: Not copyrighted components of musical works: Musical works, including any These are NOT copyright protected: Accompanying words Titles Names Short phrases Slogans Familiar symbols Designs Lettering or coloring

9. Using Film in the ©lassroom  Uses that would most likely go under “Fair Use rule”:  It recognizes that society can often benefit from the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials in areas such as:  Scholarship  Education  Informed public  To determine whether it’s fair use:  The purpose and character of the use  The nature of the copyrighted work  The amount used, and  The effect of the use on the present or future market value of the work http://www.aime.org

10. What if you want to tape something off the TV to use in the ©lassroom…?  General rule: get owner’s permission, BUT…  Otherwise:  Programs broadcast to general public (no cable)  They recommended having the school tape it.  The tape may be shown only during the first ten consecutive school days after it is made  The tape may not be altered in any way.  After ten days, classroom use period expires (the tape may be used only for evaluation then)  45 days later tape must be destroyed

11. How can you get permission to use items in your ©lassroom?  If you know who the owner is:  Contact them directly  Consider all previous rules  Age of work  Year published  Age of creator  If you do not know who the owner is:  If published after 1978 Search online databases  If published before 1978 Go in person to the U.S. copyright office (free) Send request to the U.S. copyright office to find out ($150 an hour)

12. ©onsiderations When Posting on a Website  Cite the owner/creator  No profit will be made  Educational purpose  Factual more likely than creative work  Not too much of someone else’s work just a portion  Use own words  Most things posted online are copyrighted  Otherwise… Get permission!