Destrehan Plantation I-Reporter ProjectPresented by

Mrs. Caminita, Library Media Specialist

Clueless?Get the facts about

Copyright and Fair Use

Objectives

Define copyright Understand the difference between copyright and fair useAnalyze, discuss, and evaluate scenariosEvaluate understanding with a quizEvaluate understanding using Sematic Feature Analysis

What Is Copyright?Did you know that whenever you write a poem or story or even a paper for

your class, or a drawing or other artwork, you automatically own the copyright to it.  Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and other intellectual works.  What that means is that, as the author of the work, you alone have the right to do any of the following or to let others do any of the following:

• make copies of your work;• distribute copies of your work; • perform your work publicly (such as for plays, film, dances or music);• display your work publicly (such as for artwork, or stills from audiovisual

works, or any material used on the Internet or television); and• make “derivative works” (including making modifications, adaptations or

other new uses of a work, or translating the work to another media).• In general, it is illegal for anyone to do any of the things listed above with

a work created by you without your permission, but there are some exceptions and limitations to your rights.  One major limitation is the doctrine of “Fair Use.”   

Under the fair usedoctrine, such parties may be able to use the protected work without having to receive the copyright owner’s

permission to use or access that material, or without having to pay the owner for that use or access.

http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/definiti.shtml

http://voirdire.stanford.edu/program/centers/cis/fairuse/Fair%28y%29_Use_Tale_Stanford_Cut-stream.mp4

Disney Copyright Video

Semantic Feature Analysis

Copyright

Scenarios

1.A student wants to include photographs or music in a PowerPoint presentation for a class project. Does he need to seek permission from the

copyright owners to do so? What if he wants to make changes to the

photograph or music file?

A.YES B.NO

Scenarios

2. A middle school science class studying ocean ecosystems must gather material for

multimedia projects. The teacher downloads pictures and information on marine life from various sites to store in a folder for students

to access. Then she posts it on the web to share with other teachers. This is fair use.

A. TRUE B. FALSE

Scenarios

3. You love the CD cover artwork from your favorite band’s latest album. You download a photo of the artwork from the Internet, print it onto transfer paper, and make yourself a T-

shirt. Your friends love the T-shirt, and you make several more, selling them at a small

profit. Is it copyright infringement?

A.YES B.NO

Scenarios

4. A high school video class produces a DVD yearbook that

includes the year’s top ten music hits as background music. This is

fair use.

A.TRUE B.FALSE

Citations

Copyright Kids. 25 Sep. 2010.http://www.copyrightkids.org/teachrentframes.htm.

Jefferson Parish Public School System Technology Dept. “Clueless? Get the facts about Copyright and Fair Use.” 25 Sep. 2010.