Transcript Copyright

What is Copyright?
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Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws
of the United States(title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of
“original works of authorship,” including literary,
dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual
works. This protection is available to both published
and unpublished works.
Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives
the owner of copyright the exclusive right to:
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 Reproduction
Adaptation
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Distribution
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Public Performance
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Public Display
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Anything can be copyrighted
…
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This is loosely defined.
student’s email,
a novel,
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a video commercial
full length video
adapted, combined, transformed
What cannot be copyrighted?
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Works in the public domain:
 Ideas, facts, forms,
 Words, names, slogans,
or other short phrases
also cannot be
copyrighted. (trademark)
 Government works,
Judicial opinions, public
ordinances,
administrative rulings.
 Government Documents
How Can I Use
Copyrighted Materials?
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If it is transformative.
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What does
transformative
mean?
Transformative Use
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 http://youtu.be/tCpBhU16TzI
Examples of Transformative Use
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Movie Reviews, commentary, criticism
Parodies, satire
Mashups, remixes that completely
transform the original into something new
and creative
10 Things I Hate About Commandments
http://youtu.be/u1kqqMXWEFs
Proportional
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Use enough of the material to make
your point…. and no more.
Your use needs to be proportional to
your purpose.
Not Transformative
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 Entertainment
 Verbatim translations
 Playing the entire
movie when a clip will
do
 Using something that
doesn’t relate to the
curriculum being
taught at this time
Give Credit
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 To your sources
 Use Creative Commons when appropriate.
 http://youtu.be/
vwT5122ais4
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Even
Disney?
Credits
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Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
Centerforsocialmedialiteracy.org/Medialiteracyvideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TO96CpCGE0
Fair Use School: Response to You Tube’s Copyright
School Video
Fairusetube.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdVWW8qMwfU
&feature=related
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Remix Culture: Fair Use Is Your Friend.
Centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3jovQ4eKqE
A Fair(y) Use Tale
Edited by Eric Faden
http://youtu.be/vwT5122ais4
Photo Credits
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 Disney - http://allabout-disney.tumblr.com/
 Copyright http://sensiblecopyrightsolutions.tripod.com/
 No Copyright – http://perusals.wordpress.com
 Get Out of Jail http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/monopolyget-out-jail-free-card
 Missed the Point http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/1
8.380674-This-threads-racist?page=3
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 Point http://www.prwatch.org/news/2009/10/8628/help-usbust-banksters-join-our-new-campaign
 Think Different http://www.flickr.com/photos/lapplecafe/6225876653/
 Creative http://alliesconsulting.com/services/strategic.html
 Original - http://www.uftplayers.blogspot.com/
 Sculpture - http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~sequin/ART/
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 Reproduction http://www.oneheadlightink.com/sindication/tag/
in-plain-sight/
 Performance - http://ksmanhattancvb2.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=67