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Copyright & Fair Use
Part 1: Copyright
1. Visit this website: http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/copyright-fa
a. !hat types of wor"s are protected by copyright#
$iterary wor"s% music and &yrics% dramatic wor"s and music% pantomimes and
choreographic wor"s% photographs% graphics% paintings% scu&ptura& wor"s%
motion pictures% audio'isua& wor"s% 'ideo games% software% audio recordings%
and architectura& wor"s.
(. Visit this website: http://www.ncpub&icschoo&s.org/copyright1.htm&)1
a. Under genera& guide&ines for copyright &aws% what are two things that
students must do when they use portions of copyrighted materia&#
*hey must proper&y credit and cite the sources. *hey may retain them
in persona& portfo&ios as e+amp&es of their academic wor".
b. Under genera& guide&ines for copyright% what are , reuirements for
educators to c&aim fair use of copyrighted materia&s used in any
educationa& productions#
For face-to-face curriculum-based instruction
Demonstrations of how to create multimedia productions
Presented at conferences (but you may not share copies of the actual
production)
For remote instruction as long as the distribution signal is limited
Kept for only 2 years
c. Under genera& guide&ines for copyright &aws% when does fair use end#
Fair use ends when the mu&timedia creator &oses contro& of his product-s use%
such as when it is accessed by others o'er the .nternet.
Part 2: Fair Use
1. Visit to this website: http://www.ncpub&icschoo&s.org/copyright1.htm&)(
a. /ow much te+t can you &ega&&y use under fair use#
Up to 1! of a copyrighted wor" or 1 words# whiche$er is less
b. /ow much of a poem can you &ega&&y use under fair use#
%ntire poem if less than 2& words# 2& words or less if longer poem# 'o
more than & poems (or e(cerpts) of different poets# from an anthology# )nly
* poems (or e(cerpts) per poet
c. /ow much motion media can you safe&y use under fair use#
Up to 1! of a copyrighted wor" or * minutes# whiche$er is less
+lip cannot be altered in any way
d. /ow many photos or i&&ustrations may be used under fair use#
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, photograph or illustration may be used in its entirety, 'o more than & images of
an artist-s or photographer-s wor", .hen using a collection# no more than 1! or no
more than 1& images# whiche$er is less
e. /ow much music can you safe&y use under fair use# Up to 1! of a
copyrighted musical composition# but no more than * seconds
Up to 1! of a body of sound recording# but no more than * seconds# ,ny
alterations cannot change the basic melody or the fundamental character of
the wor"
f. .n what , ways is it &ega& to copy and distribute mu&timedia pro0ects#
Do not post multimedia pro/ects claiming fair use e(emption on an unsecured
web site
'o more than 2 copies of the original production may be made# )nly 1 may
be placed on reser$e for others to use for instructional purposes# ,n
additional copy may be made for preser$ation purposes# but may be used or
copied only to replace a use copy that has been lost# damaged# or stolen# 0f
more than one person has created the multimedia presentation# each
principal creator may retain only one copy
g. !hat are 1 things educators and students must do when citing sources
for mu&timedia presentations#
%ducators and students must credit sources# gi$ing full bibliographic
information when a$ailable1 %ducators and students must display the
copyright notice and copyright ownership information if this is shown in the
original source1 +opyright information for images may be shown in a separate
bibliographic section unless the presentation is being used for distance
learning1 0n this case# the information must be incorporated within the image
itself (i1e1 it must appear on the screen when the image is $iewed)1
h. !hen do you need to as" permission to use sources for mu&timedia
pro0ects#
For multimedia pro/ects used for non-educational or commercial purposes
For duplication or distribution of multimedia pro/ects beyond limitations
outlined abo$e
What Can You Do?
2ased on what you 0ust studied% what are se'era& ru&es that you cou&d post in your
c&assroom that wou&d ensure students adhere to copyright &aws and fair use
guide&ines#
3a"e sure the students a&ways &oo" where they are getting their information from
and to right down the source. 4&ways ensure that they write wor"s cited pages. 5o
not a&&ow them to copy and paste things from 'arious sites. 6ncourage them to
come up with origina& materia& so there is not need to worry about copyright issues.
*each them a &esson simi&ar to this one and teach them what copyright is a&ong with
p&agiarism and the conseuences of the crime.
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