Whose work can I copy?

By: Kim Mozley

For Educators

The Law, if you have time to read. . .

. .or here is the short version:Protects tangible original works.

Plays

Architecture

Art

Literature

Movies

What about the digital world?

Things that can’t be copyrighted . . .

brilliantYour ideas

The process of your award

winning back stroke.

OR . . .

. . . or

the discovery that your

kitty practices

martial arts

How do I know if it is copyrighted material?

So as an educator, what can I use?

EVERYTHING!!!

AND . . . .

NOTHING!!!

Educators have special rights under the copyright law . . .

Fair Use & The Teach Act

WHAT??

The TEACH Act Toolkit

So what can I use?

If all else fails . . . .  Get permission:

The Copyright Clearance Center can help you get permission

"So what are the chances you'll find yourself in court? Pretty slim -- although they increasedramatically if your use of a work interferes with the owner's potential income."(Starr, 2010)

QUESTIONS??

References

Circular 92. (2011, September). Copyright law of the united states. Retrieved fromhttp://www.copyright.gov/title17/  Starr, L. (2010, May 5). Is fair use a license to steal?.Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280b.shtm    

THANK YOU!

Thank you to http://openclipart.org/ for all the images used in this presentation.Thank you to incompetech.com and Kevin McLeod for the music used in the introduction.Thank you to the cutest little boy in the world, Zane Ramirez, my grandson for his pic on slide 5.