Copyright Why should you be aware Taylor Livoti

Copyright: Why should you be aware? Taylor Livoti

What is the penalty for copyright infringement? O Infringer pays for the actual dollar amount of damages or profits O Infringer pays for all attorney fees and court costs O First time infringement can get you up to $250, 000 in fines and up to 5 years in prison O After first time infringements can get you up to $250, 000 in fines and up to 10 years in prison

What does the term “fair use” mean? Fair use means http: //www. slideshare. net/copyrightlaw-fair-use-creative-commons-andthe-public-domain

Who is included in the Fair Use Clause?

What are the conditions for deciding fair use? O For work to NOT be considered an infringement of copyright the work must be used for… - Criticism - Commenting - News Reporting - Teaching, classroom use - Scholarship - Research O When deciding if something is of fair use there are multiple things to consider… - Why was that work being used? Recreational use or educational reasons - The type of work being used - How much of the work was copyrighted. There is a percentage (%10 or 1, 000 words depending on which is the smaller amount) that determines whether or not the work was copyrighted.

When using multimedia in the classroom, what kinds of things need to be considered when determining whether copyright has been adhered to?

OThe purpose and character of your use OThe nature of the copyrighted work OThe amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and OThe effect of the use upon the potential market.

What are the conditions for using someone else’s words? In an educational setting (administrator, teachers, students) must cite sources. They must give full credit to the owner of the work. Ex. APA and MLA format. If shown in the original source, must show copyright ownership information

What are the conditions for using another’s musical score? O Permission: - Permission is required from original composer - Get license to get permission - If dead over 50 years music is open to the public

What are the guidelines for using film in the classroom? • The performance is played by teacher or students. • The performance correlates with in class activities. • Everyone in the classroom helps with the teaching activity. • Everyone watching must be in the same room or same general area. • The teaching activities are made by people who don’t get any money from helping. (non-profit) • The performance is held in a classroom or somewhere learning takes place. • The person making the performance is certain that the videotape was made illegally.

What if you want to tape something off the TV to use in the classroom…What are the rules here? O Without altering work, can use up to 10% of film or 3 minutes, whichever is the smallest amount

How can you get permission to use items in your classroom? http: //www. copyright. com/ This website gives you permission to use things that could be considered copyrighted.

When items are posted to a website what should the creator be careful to consider? Q: Does it have a copyright notice? A: If not then it isn’t copyrighted. Q: Is there a charge for the work? A: If not then it isn’t copyrighted. Q: Did you make up your own stories? A: If yes, then the new stories belong to you. Q: Did you defend your right to lose it? A: If not then you lose it.

Works Cited All pictures were copied from google. All information was found from websites posted in the treasure hunt.