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Slide 2 A copyright is basically the legal exclusive right of the author of a creative work to control the copying of that work. COPYRIGHT LAWS Slide 3 MYTHS 8 Slide 4 IF IT DOESNT HAVE A COPYRIGHT NOTICE, ITS NOT COPYRIGHTED. Was true in the pastnow false Anything after 1989 copyrighted & protected If it looks copyrighted, assume it is. Correct form for a notice is: Copyright [dates] by [author/owner]. 1 Slide 5 IF I DONT CHARGE FOR IT, ITS NOT A VIOLATION. Falsestill a violation Whether you charge or not only affects the damages awarded in court Example: Napster 2 Slide 6 MY POSTING WAS JUST FAIR USE! 3 FAIR USE exemption to copyright law created to allow certain things FAIR USE is generally a short excerpt written in your own words FAIR USE varies from country to country Slide 7 4 IF YOU DONT DEFEND YOUR COPYRIGHT, YOU LOSE IT. False. Copyright is never lost these days. You may be thinking of trademarks, which apply to names, and can be weakened or lost if not defended. Slide 8 If I make up my own stories, but base them on another work, my new work belongs to me. False. Works based or derived from another copyrighted work is the exclusive province of the owner of the original work. 5 Slide 9 THEY CANT GET ME DEFENDANTS IN COURT HAVE POWERFUL RIGHTS! 6 This may be true in civil law, but not here. Sorry, but in copyright suits, this doesnt apply. Slide 10 It doesnt hurt anybody in fact, its free advertising. Its up to the owner to decide if they want the ads or not Its not hard to ask the owner; if they dont want it, theyll tell you. Slide 11 They emailed me a copy, so I can post it. Wrong-o. To have a copy does NOT mean you have the copyright. You can report what the email said, however. Slide 12 Slide 13 In Summary Slide 14 These days, almost all things are copyrighted the moment theyre written - no copyright notice is required. Copyright is still violated whether you charge money or not Fair use is meant to allow certain social purposes; ask yourself why you couldnt have rewritten it in your own words. Slide 15 Copyright is not lost just because you dont defend it Dont rationalize that you are helping the copyright holder; often, its not that hard to ask permission Posting email is technically a violation, but revealing facts from the email isnt Slide 16 Get it? Got it? Good.