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Copy RightNorma AbundezSpring 2015EDTC 6340

What is Copy Right? Copyright is a form of

protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,”.

Including: literary Dramatic Musical Artistic Certain other intellectual

works.

What is protected?

Intellectual Property refers to creations of the mind,

such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images.

Public Domain Works that are not copy

righted and can be used without permission. However, you should still credit the source.

Fair Use Fair use allows you to use a small amount of

copyrighted materials for educational use only!

First you must answer these questions Does it have an educational purpose? Will your use deprive the author from making money? How much of the material are you using?

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The TEACH Act expands the scope of educators' rights to perform and display works and to make the copies integral to such performances and displays for digital distance education.

Teach Act

The Copyright Act gives copyright holders the exclusive right to reproduce works for a limited time period. Fair use is a limitation on this right. Fair use allows people other than the copyright owner to copy part or, in some circumstances, all of a copyrighted work, even where the copyright holder has not given permission or objects.

Fair Use Act

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FAQs

http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/ http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf http://

www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/CR-Teach-Act.pdf http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html http://www.teachingcopyright.org/handout/fair-use-

faq

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