learn how fair use can be used for educators and students to inspire and help create responsible digital projects. Includes information on CreativeCommons and public domain, as well as many other resources and websites that can help guide the classroom forward

1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mlibrary/4483967353/sizes/l/
Changes made to original image
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2. Information is subject to change without notice. Please note
that this is NOT legal counsel, but information given as a
teacher-librarian to fellow educators.
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JPEG URI: http://mrg.bz/XCSMaO

3. Copyright Law….
Government Document: 366 pages
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/
The Fair Use Doctrine is important information all
educators should know:
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
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4. Some Famous Last Words…
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5. The Consequences:
• The legal penalties for copyright infringement are:
• 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 attorneys fees and court costs.
• The Court can issue an injunction to stop the infringing acts.
• The Court can impound the illegal works.
• The infringer can go to jail.
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6. What is copyrighted? Who
Owns it?
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Photo by Madeline Bates

7. There is this incredible show
that performs
anything you want
just for you and four walls.
It’s the graceful dancing of
a typewriter
the way the mallet hits the page
it’s a sight to see.
It’s creates a joyful noise
that you can’t help but
catch yourself singing
While you choreograph its dance.
You sit back looking at your
Masterpiece
how beautifully it’s unfolded
and now for the grand
Finale
at the Ballet.
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Written by
Rachel Blum

8. Coloring Inside the Copyright
Lines: Fair Use
• The purpose and character of the use, including whether such
use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational
purposes
• The nature of the copyrighted work (is it fictional or factual?)
• The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation
to the copyrighted work as a whole
• The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value
of, the copyrighted work
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9. Bottom Line….
• The distinction between what is fair use and what is
infringement in a particular case will not always be clear or
easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or
notes that may safely be taken without permission.
• Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does
not substitute for obtaining permission.
So, what’s an educator to do, especially in a digital world?
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10. Copyright and Fair Use
Guidelines
http://www.techlearning.com/techlear
ning/pdf/events/techforum/tx05/teac
hercopyright_chart.pdf
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12. • Use this checklist in the classrooms, PLCs, and personally.
When adding it as a link, make sure you add attribution:
Fair Use Checklist PDF:
Used under a Creative Commons BY license from the Copyright Advisory Office
of Columbia University, Kenneth D. Crews, director.
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http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/fair-use/fair-use-checklist/

13. Making it Easier:
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16. What about Images and Music?
• Images:
•
Contrary to popular belief (or word of mouth) ]Google
images CAN BE COPYRIGHTED!!!
GUIDELINES for Music:
• What is the copyright guideline for
music?
• No more than 10% of a song can be
used (the “safety” rule)
• What about putting it on the web?
• Students can use parts of a song, but
• cannot add a download of that song
• What if I own it on my own iTunes et al?
• You don’t own the music, you bought
• exclusive rights for individual use
There is a simple
solution: Advanced
searching!
• I want to use more than 10% for a
project. Can I?
• Sure you can! To use the full song,
most royalty fees for popular
• music is around 275.00 per song with
• permission from the owner/company
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17. Making it easier for everyone…
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18. Need more information?
http://mediaeducationlab.com/copyright
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19. Works Cited:
• Copyright Infringement Penalties:
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/CopyrightBasics/penalties.html
• Copyright in General:
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html
Copyright Clarity by Renee Hobbs. 2010. Corwin Publishing, Thousand Oaks, CA
Copyright Licensing Office, BYU.
http://lib.byu.edu/sites/copyright/about-copyright/fair-use/
Creative Commons: About the Licenses
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
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