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Timeline Of Copyright History Early 1700’s, law passed in England to protect authors and publishers to control their work. Constitution says authors have for limited time exclusive rights to their writings George Washington passed first US copyright law 1909 Copyright Act – covers anything created before 1978 for up to 75 years with renewals Rewritten many times – most recently in 1976 Copyright Revision Act 1976, to protect intellectual works or “creative rights”, renews Copyright automatically for life of author plus 50 years Guidelines for Off-Air Recording - 1981

Fair use guidelines passed by Congress 1997 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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How Is It Protected? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Since January 1, 1978, everything is automatically protected, it is no longer necessary to have the C in a circle symbol to be copyright protected Before 1978, check on status How Do I Check On Status? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How do I use copyright protected materials? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Law does not specify how many words or minutes constitute fair use Guidelines endorsed by Congress in 1976 for education – multiple copies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Audio/Visual Use ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Can be owned by the school, the teacher or student or a student’s parent, borrowed from a library, rented from a video store or taped off-air following those guidelines.

Beware Infringement! Librarians have been named in suits, Principals as administrative leaders are presumed to be aware of activities in the school. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Be brief when using copyright protected materials – use only the material you need to make your point. Be aware of the law! Remember: ignorance of the law is no defense When in doubt . . . don’t use it! Find something else you are sure of. Penalties range from $750 to $30,000 per infringement

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