Copyright PPT

By: Amanda N. Fuentes

• Copyright Infringement is “when a copyrighted work is reproduced,distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative workwithout the permission of the copyright owner.”http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq‐definitions.html• The penalty for copyright infringement is that you can be fined for notmore than $2,500. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.pdf

• Fair Use is a “copyright principle based on the belief that the public isentitled to freely use portions of copyrighted materials for purposes ofcommentary and criticism.http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/index.html• Below are the conditions for deciding what is fair use:1. The purpose and character of your use2. The nature of the copyrighted work3. The amount and substantiality of the portoin taken, and4. the effect of the use upon the potential market.

• Students can incorporate multimedia for academic assignments.• Usage‐ 10%: Motion media‐ 3 min., text‐ 1000 words, music‐ 30 sec., images‐ 5works from one author or 15 works from a collection, database information‐ 2500fields or cell entries.http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/faculty.htm#mm• Students may do the following with digital images:– Use in an academic course assignment such as a term paper or thesis, or infulfillment of degree requirements.– Publicly display their academic work incorporating digital images in courses forwhich they are registered and during formal critiques at a nonprofiteducational institution.– Retain their academic work in their personal portfolios for later uses such asgraduate school and employment applications.– http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/imagguid.htm#3