COPYRIGHT LAWS

By: Brandy Coonts

COPYRIGHT-IS A LEGAL WAY THAT ORIGINAL WORK OF AN

AUTHOR IS PROTECTED. 1

What Does Copyright

Mean?

A S M A L L L I S T O F O R I G I N A L W O R K S T H A T C A N B E C O P Y R I G H T E D A R E :

B O O K SM U S I C A N D L Y R I C S

P H O T O G R A P H S A N D P A I N T I N G SM O V I E S

V I D E O G A M E S 2

What Can Be Copyrighted?

W O R K T H A T H A S N O T B E E N R E C O R D E DW O R K I N T H E P U B L I C D O M A I N

T I T L E S , N A M E S , S H O R T P H R A S E S , S L O G A N S , N U M B E R S , S Y M B O L S

I D E A S O R F A C T SP R O C E S S E S A N D S Y S T E M S

3 .

What is Not Protected by

Copyrights?

T H E A U T H O R

H E I R S O F T H E O R I G I N A L A U T H O R

P E O P L E W H O C O - W R I T E T H E O R I G I N A L W O R K

A N Y O N E T H A T T H E A U T H O R G I V E S P E R M I S S I O N T O U S E T H E I R W O R K

4 .

Who Owns A Copyright?

O R I G I N A L W O R K S C R E AT E D A F T E R 1 9 7 7 , T H E C O P Y R I G H T L A S T S F O R T H E L I F E O F T H E A U T H O R A N D T H E N 7 0 Y E A R S F R O M T H E A U T H O R’ S D E AT H F O R T H E I R H E I R S.

F O R C O R P O R AT E W O R K S O R A N O N Y M O U S W O R K S C R E AT E D A F T E R 1 9 7 7 T H E

C O P Y R I G H T L A S T S 9 5 - 1 2 0 Y E A R S F R O M P U B L I C AT I O N

5 .

How Long Does a Copyright

Last?

FAIR USEFIRST SALE

PUBLIC DOMAIN6 .

What Limitations Are

Involved With

Copyrights?

FAIR USE- “ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO USE PORTIONS OF

COPYRIGHTED WORKS WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM

THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.” 7 .

Fair Use

FIRST SALE - “ALLOWS A CONSUMER TO RESELL A PRODUCT

CONTAINING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL…WITHOUT THE

COPYRIGHT OWNER’S PERMISSION.” 8 .

First Sale

PUBLIC DOMAIN- “ WORKS CAN BE FREELY USED BY ANYONE, FOR

COMMERCIAL OR NONCOMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM AN ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT OWNER/AUTHOR.” 9 .

Public Domain

1 . “ T E A C H I N G C O P Y R I G H T. ” 2 0 1 1 . A P R O J E C T O F T H E E L E C T R O N I C F R O N T I E R F O U N D A T I O N . H T T P : / /W W W. T E A C H I N G C O P Y R I G H T. O R G / R E S O U R C E S A C C E S S E D O N L I N E A P R I L 7 , 2 0 1 1 . 2 . I B I D .3 . I B I D .4 . I B I D .5 . I B I D . 6 . I B I D .7 . I B I D .8 . I B I D .9 . I B I D .

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