1. + Find the
Best
Follow
Copyright
CyberSafety Online
Source
Laws
at
Fifth
Avenue Cite
Your
Sources
Sandi Dennis
City Schools of Decatur, GA
resources from www.learning.com
3. +
Are there some sources that you
are more likely to believe are
true than others?
4. +
Who owns ideas?
People own their own ideas
Music-- Songwriters, performers, music companies?
Movies--Screenwriters, producers, directors, actors?
Writing-- Authors, editors, publishers?
5. +
What is copyright?
Copyright says that if you create something from
your ideas, such as music, video, or writing, you
own it.
You get to decide--
If you want to give it away or charge for it.
Who should be able to use it and how
What you create with your mind and your
imagination is your PROPERTY, just like
a coat
or a desk.
or a house.
6. +
TAKING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK AND
SAYING IT’S YOURS IS AGAINST THE
LAW.
And it isn’t very nice either!
7. + What is copyrighted?
Most creative work is copyrighted, but some
people create things that are copyright-free, on
purpose, so that anybody can use them. People
create clip art, for example, that does not have
a copyright.Sometimes we say work that is not
copyrighted is in the public domain.
HOW LONG DOES A COPYRIGHT LAST?
In general, in the United States a copyright lasts until 70 years
after the author’s death.
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR WORK
COPYRIGHTED?
If
you make something from your ideas, it is automatically
copyrighted. You don’t have to do anything but create it.
8. + We have to give credit
to the authors of
any sources we use.
Why?
• Because people’s thoughts , ideas, and
creative work are their PROPERTY, and they
decide who gets to use them and how.
• So people reading or watching our work
can decide if our sources are credible.
9. + WHEN DON’T WE NEED TO IDENTIFY
OUR SOURCES?
We do not need to identify the source of well-known facts
that most people know or could easily look up.
There are 39.37
inches in a meter.
Reptiles are
cold-blooded animals.
Image 2/4/13 from http://wallpuper.com/lizard-and-varan-2849-lizard-and-varan-
wallpaper.html
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What information do we need?
• Author
• Date of publication
• Titles of resource
• The publisher
11. + Terms you should know
Bibliography—A list of resources on a topic.
Citation—The identification of the source of information.
Copyright—Law that makes sure that when people create an
original piece of writing, art, or music, they own it, and other
people cannot use it without the creator’s permission.
FairUse—A policy that allows people to copy all or part of a
copyrighted work for certain purposes, such as for educational
reasons.
Paraphrase—Putting the information from a resource in different
words that don’t change the meaning. Paraphrased information
must be cited.
Plagiarism—Saying that someone else’s ideas or words are
yours.
Publicdomain—Works that are not copyrighted and can be
used by anyone. Usually applies to older works for which the
copyright has expired.