Transcript Plagiarism - Houston Baptist University

Infringer pays the actual
dollar amount of damages
and profits.
 The law provides a range
from $200 to $150,000 for
each work infringed.
 Infringer pays for all
attorney’s fees and court
costs.
 The infringer can go to jail.
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Why Spend all this money to
cut down a little bit of time?
must make sure the reserve has obtained
a lawful copy
 Films should be a legitimate copy with a
copyright notice included
 Only programs broadcast to the general
public may be taped
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Fair use is a limitation and exception to the
exclusive right granted by copyright law
to the author of a creative work.
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fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted
material without acquiring permission from the rights holders.
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Fair Use clause: commentary, criticism, news reporting,
research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship.
A couple pages from a book never the whole book.
An exert article from a periodical or newspaper.
short story, essay, or poem. One work is the norm
whether it comes from an individual work or an
anthology.
 A chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture
from a book, periodical, or newspaper.
 Poetry
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› Copies of a poem of 250 words or less that exists on two
pages or less or 250 words from a longer poem.
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Illustrations
› Copies of a chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon, or
picture
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contained in a book or periodical issue
Just Don’t do it.