Fair Use Copyright

Berkley Morris and Weston Bernal

Definitions:
Copyright - Legal protection of original works of authorship.
Fair Use - The ability to use brief excerpts of copyrighted material
without the permission of the owner under certain circumstances (e.g.
education, reporting, criticizing, commenting, and parodying) as long as
one properly gives credit to the owner.

Vocabulary
(Wordle!)

Video of Copyright and Fair Use

Copyright Protections
Protected:

Not Protected:

Printed material

Systems

Illustrations

Names of Products/Services/Businesses

Photographs

Titles of Works

Videos

Facts

Music

Ideas

Software

Methods of Operation

Television

Recipes

Works of original creation are automatically copyrighted upon

completion of the medium.

Copyright infringement & Legal

Repercussions:
Infringement: When you steal and use anothers work without their
permission.
Legal Repercussions:
Fees for damages and profits ranging from $200-$150,000 for each
infringed work
Fees for attorneys and court costs
Courts can put an end to infringing acts
Illegal works can be impounded
Jail time for infringer

Fair Use:
If you do not own the copyright, license, or have direct permission, you
may still be able to use brief excerpts of original material if the purpose
of usage falls within five categories:

Education, Reporting, Criticism, Humor/Satire,

Transformative

Four Categories of Fair use

explained:
Education - Portions of material may be used within a classroom
setting with the purpose of education
Reporting - Used to communicate and convey information, usually
media related
Criticizing/Critique - Used when analyzing or evaluating copyrighted
material
Transformative - Melding pieces of original material into a new
Humor/Satire - Used for comedic purposes

Considerations for Fair Use

1. Purpose and character of the use,
including whether the use is of a
commercial nature or is for nonprofit
educational purposes
2. Nature of the copyrighted work
3. Amount and substantiality of the portion
used in relation to the copyrighted work
as a whole
4. Effect of the use upon the potential
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market for or value of the copyrighted

work

Example of Fair Use:

Discussion:
Watch the following video
Decide whether the video is an
example of fair use
What evidence did you use to
determine fair use?

Fair Use Evaluation:

The following chart provides guidelines for educators to follow
when it comes to copyright and fair use.
Image Source:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=copyright+and+fair+use+gui
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Teacher Resources:
Lesson Plan Exemplar:
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/stud
ents-creators-exploring-copyright-1085.html?tab=4#tabs
Interactive Website: Brainpop is an interactive website and source
with videos, lessons, games, and quizzes for students and teachers.
https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/copyright/

Work Cited
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suMza6Q8J08 (slide 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg (slide 9)

http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ34.pdf (slide 5)

https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/CopyrightBasics/penalties.html (slide 6)

https://squiretothegiants.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/20121124sa-copyright-fair-use-diagram-five-aspects
-chart.jpg
(slide 10)

http://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html (slide 10)

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/students-creators-exploring-copyright-1
085.html?tab=4#tabs
(slide 12)

https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/copyright/ (slide 12)

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