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COPYRIGHT: A
Pirate’s Paradise?
Prepared form Com 435 by
Donna L. Ferullo, J.D.
Director
University Copyright Office
[email protected]
Agenda
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Copyright at Purdue
Copyright – what is it?
Copyright exemptions
How does it all work?
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Copyright
Intellectual
Property
Patent
Patent
Patent
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Trademark
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Purdue University
Intellectual Property Policies
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Use of Copyrighted Materials for Educational
and Research Purposes – Executive
Memorandum B-53
(http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/teach_
res_outreach/b_53.html)
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Policy on Intellectual Property –
Executive Memorandum B-10
(http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/teach_
res_outreach/b_10.html)
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Piracy
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Robbery of ships on the high seas
Unauthorized publication or use of a
copyrighted or patented work
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Foundations of Copyright
“The Congress shall have the Power…to
promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts
by securing for limited Times to Authors and
Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective
Writings and Discoveries”
United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8
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Copyright Law
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Copyright Law -Title 17, United States Code
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1976 Act
Purpose
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Copyright Requirements
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Must be an original work
Must be fixed in a tangible medium of
expression
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Copyrightable Works
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Literary, musical and dramatic works
Pantomimes and choreographic works
Pictorial, graphic and sculptural works
Sound recordings
Motion pictures and other AV works
Computer programs
Compilations of works and derivative works
Architectural works
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Copyright Formalities
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Copyright symbol © no longer required
Registration no longer required
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What is not copyrightable
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Ideas, procedures, methods, systems,
processes
Titles, names, short phrases, slogans
Facts, news, research
Works in the public domain
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Works created by US government employees
Works with expired copyrights
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Copyright Owner’s Exclusive Rights
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Reproduction
Distribution
Public performance
Public display
Derivative works
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Copyright Duration
 Works
created on or after 1/1/78
Life of author plus 70 years
 Corporate author – the shorter of 95
years from publication or 120 years
from creation
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Major Copyright Exemption
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§107 - Fair Use Doctrine
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Purpose and character
Nature of work
Amount of work
Market effect
NOTE: Fair use is technologically neutral
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First Factor: Purpose & Character
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Nonprofit
Educational
Personal
Teaching
Research
Scholarship
Criticism
Commentary
News reporting
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Commercial use
Entertainment
For profit
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Second Factor: Nature of work
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Fact
Published
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Fiction
Unpublished
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Third Factor: Amount
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Small amount
Amount used is not
significant to work
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Large amount
Amount used is
heart of work
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Fourth Factor: Market Effect
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No major impact
Licensing/permissions
unavailable
Limited/restricted access
to work
User/institution owns
legal copy
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Major impact
Licenses/permissions
available
Work is made
available to world
Use is repeated or
long term
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Education Exemptions
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110(1) – Classroom or face-to-face teaching
110(2) – TEACH – distance education
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Copyright Landscape
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P2P
RIAA
YouTube
Google
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© is not an Island
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Contracts
Privacy rights
Publicity rights
Other IP
Plagiarism
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Copyright vs. Plagiarism
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Copyright – a legal right
that protects original
works
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Federal law
Legal penalties for
infringement
Fair use exemption
Plagiarism - passing
off someone else’s
work as one’s own
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Unethical but not
necessarily illegal
Misappropriation of
someone else’s work
Lack of attribution
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Making © work for you
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Determine status of work
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Copyrightable
Copyrighted
Public domain
Apply exemptions
Request permission from copyright owner
if exemptions do not apply (Request and
permission should be in writing)
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Copyright Myths
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Everything on the web can be used without
permission
All educational use is fair use
Publication did not have copyright notice so
it must be in the public domain
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Words of Wisdom
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Only use legally acquired copies
Be aware of your audience – who has access
to the materials
Free access does not equal free use
Apply Fair Use Doctrine
Request appropriate permission
Comply with Purdue’s copyright policies
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Copyright Resources
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United States Copyright Office
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Copyright Crash Course – University of Texas
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http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
http://www.utsystem.edu/OCG/IntellectualProperty/
cprtindx.htm
Copyright Management Center – IU
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http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/home.html
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Question: ???
Answer: It depends…
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