Presented by Lisa McCandless What kind of expression is copyrightable Copyrightable expression is original authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression Examples of copyrightable expression assuming they are original could be ID: 249156
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Copyright Crash Course
Presented by Lisa
McCandlessSlide2
What kind of expression is copyrightable?
Copyrightable
expression is original authorship, fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
Examples of copyrightable expression, assuming they are original, could be:
Poetry; prose; software applications; artwork; musical notation; recorded music and/or song; animations; video; Java applets; a Web page; a Website design, blog posts and comments; architectural drawings; photographs
.
Source: http
://
copyright.lib.utexas.eduSlide3
Who owns the copyright?
The author of the original piece is usually the owner.
Unless negotiations have been made with a publisher.
There may also be a coauthor to share ownership with.
Source
:
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/whoowns.htmlSlide4
Rights as a copyright owner
make
copies
prepare
derivative
works
publicly distribute
display
and perform the
work
Your author rights are protected by law
Source: http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/rights.htmlSlide5
Fair use of Copyrighted Materials
Liabilities and penalties imposed if your copyrighted materials are misused.
The
four fair use factors:
What
is the character of the use?
What is the nature of the work to be used?
How much of the work will you use?
What effect would this use have on the market for the original or for permissions
if the use were widespread?
Source: http
://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.htmlSlide6
The TEACH Act
Copyright law provides educators with a
separate set of rights in addition to fair use, to display (show) and perform (show or play) others' works
in the classroom
.
“an educator may show or perform any work related to the curriculum, regardless of the medium, face-to-face in the classroom
- still images, music of every kind, even movies. There are no limits and no permission required
.”
Source: http
://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.htmSlide7
Sounds too good to be true?!
Of course conditions do apply!
1. The performance or display must be:
a. A regular part of systematic
mediated instructional activity
;
b. Made
by, at the direction of, or under
the supervision of the
instructor
;
c. Directly
related
and
of material assistance to the teaching content
; and
d. For and technologically
limited to students
enrolled in the class.
2. The institution must:
a. Have
policies
and provide
information about,
and give
notice
that the materials used may be protected by,
copyright
;
b. Apply technological measures that
reasonably prevent recipients
from
retaining
the works beyond the class session and
further distributing
them; and
c.
Not interfere with technological measures
taken by copyright owners that prevent retention and distribution
.
Source: http
://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.htmlSlide8
If you would like to get permission to use a material, look at the website below for contacts in receiving permission.
http://
copyright.lib.utexas.edu/permissn.html
Source:
http
://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/permissn.html