Copyright

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States(title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works.

What is Copyright?

Reproduction

Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right

to:

Adaptation

Distribution

Public Performance

Public Display

Anything can be copyrighted …

This is loosely defined. student’s email, a novel, a video commercial

full length video adapted, combined,

transformed

What cannot be copyrighted?

Works in the public domain: Ideas, facts, forms, Words, names, slogans,

or other short phrases also cannot be copyrighted. (trademark)

Government works, Judicial opinions, public ordinances, administrative rulings.

Government Documents

How Can I Use Copyrighted Materials?

If it is transformative.

What does transformative

mean?

http://youtu.be/tCpBhU16TzI

Transformative Use

Movie Reviews, commentary, criticism Parodies, satire Mashups, remixes that completely

transform the original into something new and creative

10 Things I Hate About Commandments

http://youtu.be/u1kqqMXWEFs

Examples of Transformative Use

Use enough of the material to make your point…. and no more.

Your use needs to be proportional to your purpose.

Proportional

Not Transformative

Entertainment Verbatim

translations Playing the entire

movie when a clip will do

Using something that doesn’t relate to the curriculum being taught at this time

To your sources Use Creative Commons when appropriate.

Give Credit

http://youtu.be/vwT5122ais4

Even Disney?

Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

Centerforsocialmedialiteracy.org/Medialiteracyvideo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TO96CpCGE0

Fair Use School: Response to You Tube’s Copyright School Video

Fairusetube.orghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=sdVWW8qMwfU&feature=related

Credits

Remix Culture: Fair Use Is Your Friend.

Centerforsocialmedia.org/fairusehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3jovQ4eKqE

A Fair(y) Use TaleEdited by Eric Faden

http://youtu.be/vwT5122ais4

Disney - http://allabout-disney.tumblr.com/ Copyright -

http://sensiblecopyrightsolutions.tripod.com/ No Copyright – http://perusals.wordpress.com Get Out of Jail - http://

www.nowpublic.com/culture/monopoly-get-out-jail-free-card

Missed the Point - http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.380674-This-threads-racist?page=3

Photo Credits

Point - http://

www.prwatch.org/news/2009/10/8628/help-us-bust-banksters-join-our-new-campaign

Think Different - http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapplecafe/6225876653/

Creative - http://alliesconsulting.com/services/strategic.html

Original - http://www.uftplayers.blogspot.com/ Sculpture -

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~sequin/ART/

Reproduction -

http://www.oneheadlightink.com/sindication/tag/in-plain-sight/

Performance - http://ks-manhattancvb2.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=67