Copyright Law and Fair Use Guidelines

Amanda Biuso

Kyle Findley

Laura Koehne

Hunter Smothers

Table of Contents

Copyright LawsOwner’s RightsFair Use GuidelinesGuidelines for StudentsMultimediaPermission Request Form

Copyright Laws

“The legal right granted to an author, composer, a playwright, a publisher, or a distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work”~Dictionary.com

“Copyright laws are designed to protect a creator’s right to be compensated and to control how his or her work is used” ~ Education World

Owner’s Rights

The owner of the work has the sole right to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, transmit, or transform that work

Must have permission to use, copy, or reproduce any material from the owner

Fair Use Guidelines

“The Fair Use doctrine was created to allow the use of copyrighted works for criticism and commentary, parody, news reporting, research and scholarship, and classroom instruction” ~Education World

Guidelines for Students

Must use information for educational purposes

Copies are limited to 2; 1 for the classroom and 1 to be put in reserve or a portfolio

Material can only be saved for up to two years

Multimedia

Up to 10% for multimediaMust let audience know that the

material was created using the Fair Use Guidelines

Proper credit must be given to the author, either at the beginning of end of the presentation

Portion Limit Examples

Single chapters from booksPoems up to 250 wordsShort stories or articlesSingle graphs or chartsUp to 3 minutes of motion mediaFor complete description of portion limits

see NC Public Schools

Permission Request Form

If the material is going to be taken out of educational context or going to exceed the limit requirements, the user must receive permission from the original owner

Informs the owner of the intent of the material and by whom and for what it will be used

Parts of Request Form

Include name and e-mail addressName of school they attend and location

of schoolTopic of report and where the

information was found Description of information to be usedFor an example see:

Landmark for Schools

For More Information

Education WorldWhat is Piracy?Copyright GuidelinesWebsites I have collected