2.  Copyright is a form of protection given to
authors/creators of original works.
 This property right can be sold or
transferred to others.

3.  Copyright is a form of protection
grounded in the U.S. Constitution and
granted by law for original works of
authorship.
› The Copyright Act of 1976
› Title 17 of the U.S. Code.

4.  Copyright law assures ownership, which comes with
several exclusive rights:
› Make copies of the work
› Distribute copies of the work
› Perform the work publicly
› Display the work publicly
› Make derivative works

5.  The law provides certain ways in which
copyright works may be used without
asking for permission
› Fair use
› Public domain
› Library privilege
› Copying for examinations and copying for
instruction

6.  Automatic
 Published and unpublished works

7.  Literary works
 Dramatic works
 Musical works
 Artistic works

8.  Not everything is protected by copyright
law.
› Facts, ideas, systems, or methods of
operation.

9.  Copyright protects original works of
authorship, while a patent protects
inventions or discoveries.
 A trademark protects
words, phrases, symbols, or designs
identifying the source of the goods or
services of one party and distinguishing
them from others.

10.  “Universal Access” to research, education and
culture.
 Copyright was created long before the
emergence of the Internet, and can make it
hard to legally perform actions we take for
granted on the network: copy, paste, edit
source, and post to the Web.
 Provides a free, public, and standardized
infrastructure that creates a balance between
the reality of the Internet and the reality of
copyright laws.
http://creativecommons.org/about

11.  Under the Teach Act, the Copyright law
provides educators with a separate set
of rights in addition to fair use, to display
and perform others´ works in the
classroom.
› Section 110(1) of the Copyright Act

12.  Source 1: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://creativecommons.org/about
 Source 2: Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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 Source 3 : Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html
 Source 4: What is copyright?. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/legal/copyright/what_is_copyright/
 Source 5: Copyright in general. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html
 Source 6: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stopping-internet-
plagiarism/your-copyrights-online/1-what-is-a-copyright/
 Source 7: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.copyrightkids.org/whatcopyframes.htm