1. Copyright Crash building on others’ creative expression Rebeca Gonzalez EDTC 6340.66

2. Using Materials from the Internet Copyright protection Is automatic, so postings of all kinds are protected the same as published printed works. Posting on the web grants an implied permission for others to read, download, print out, forward, and even use as a basis for other works.

3. Massive digitization projects are being created and carried out through our libraries and search engines. Legislative processes have created laws and policies to hold back on many works for long period of time. Overprotection = under protection We need to develop best practices of works that enter the public domain. Some works lack sufficient information to identify their owners or date in which they entered the public domain. The Public Domain and Orphan Works

4. What is fair use? Shadowy territory whose boundaries are disputed. Individual liability includes penalties for infringement up to $150,000 for each separate act of willful infringement. Knowingly or just being ignorant is no excuse to copy. The Good Faith Fair Use Defense act-can help Fair Use of Copyright Materials

5. Logical, comprehensive compilations, ex. Phone book Unoriginal reprints of public domain works Works in the public domain Freeware(not shareware) US Government works Facts Ideas, processes, methods, and systems described in copyright works. What can be used freely?

6. Limit research copies to single chapters, single articles from a journal, several charts,graphs, illustrations. Students, faculty, and staff may incorporate others’ works into their own original creations, and display and perform the resulting work. Research Projects

7. The Four Fair Use Factors:

8. Law provides educators with a separate set of rights in addition to fair use to display and perform others’ works in the classroom. The Teach Act authorize us to digitize works for use in digital distance education. The balance of interests permits educators to share works with their students. The TEACH Act

9. Display must be mediated instructional activity. Be under the direction of the instructor. Related to the teaching content. Limited to students enrolled in the class. Conditions for Performances

10. Work that is protected requires permission. Steps need to be taken depending on the type of work you need to use. Organizations exist for types of works: Copyright Clearance Center Getting Permissions

11. Copyright crash course Written by: Georgia K. Harper for The University of Texas http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu Source