Copyright Tips for students in High School

1. Copyright in a Digital Age High School Edition John Gyory

2. Copyright in a Digital Age Copyright How to copyright your work Creative Commons Fair Use Free use Plagiarism How to avoid Plagiarism Consequences of a Violation

3. Copyright Protection of a tangible or digital form of expression (i.emovie, play script, audio recording, photographs…) Published or unpublished Exclusive right for author to: Reproduce Adapt Distribute Perform and display the work publicly Author can grant permission or licenses for others to use Copyrights expire 50 years after the authors death. You should always ask permission to use someone’s work

4. How to Copyright your work: The work must first be created and made in tangible or digital form Must be able to see, hear, or touch it Place a copyright notice on the work & mail it : Copyright © (first date of creation)(date of any revision) (name of owner) Copyright © 1996, 2010 Billy Bob Copyright your work Online! Fill out & submit a U.S Copyright eCO (electronic copyright) Form http://www.copyright.gov/eco/ Free online Copyrighting http://www.myfreecopyright.com/

5. Creative Commons License A separate license in addition to your copyright Simple way to grant copyright permissions to creative work Allows anyone to copy, distribute, edit, remix, and built upon your work You can specify commercial or non-commercial use Apply for a Creative Commons License to share your work! http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

6. Fair Use A flexible limitation to copyright laws for non-commercial and educational use Fair use must be reasonably done with balance Allows copyright material to be used unlicensed for: Commentary, criticism, news reporting Teaching, research, library archiving You must ask yourself about how you are using this copyrighted work the purpose and character of the use the nature of the copyrighted work the amount and substantiality of the portion used the effect of the use on the commercial market for the original

7. Fair Use If possible permission should still be asked first before using The work you used should still be cited in your work Fair use also covers transformative and remixed work You can adapt other works You can combine multiple works together The supreme court states that fair use is : “…the guarantee of breathing space for new expression within the confines of Copyright law."

8. Free Use After a copyright expires, it becomes Public Domain. Public Domain is free to use with no license or need to cite. There are other things that can be used with our a license: Anything created by the Federal Government Buildings in the public area Video tapping people in public areas

9. Plagiarism The act of using some one else’s work and not giving them credit This is considered fraud and stealing of intellectual property How to avoid Plagiarism: If you are referencing or using anyone’s work Check the type of copyright license they own for that work If under copyright and when possible, ask permission to use Cite and reference the source so your audience can find the original

10. Plagiarism Consequences of plagiarism in school Failed grades Suspension/expulsion Degrees can be revoked Consequences of plagiarism in work and life Loss of trust and credibility Loss of employment Lack of knowledge on the subject by copying work Potential to be sued and pay large fines

11. References "About The Licenses." Creative Commons. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/>. "Fair Use: Remix Culture, Mashups, and Copyright | Teaching Copyright." Welcome | Teaching Copyright. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://www.teachingcopyright.org/curriculum/hs/3>. "Fair Use." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use>. Jaszi, Peter. "“Yes, You Can!” –Where You Don’t Even Need ‘fair Use’." Center for Social Media. Web. 07 Feb. 2011. <http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/>. Ko, Susan. Teaching Online A Practical Guide.Routledge, 2010. Print.