1. Copyright
B Y : C A R S O N S H E P PA R D
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2. Copyrighted Work
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©It is illegal for
someone else to
use your work
and pass it off as
his or her own.
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3. Original Work
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©When you create an original work, it is
automatically copyrighted.
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4. U.S Copyright Office
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©This is where published authors usually
apply for a copyright notice.
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5. Books, Artistic Works, Ideas, and material
found on Internet
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©All of these things are copyrighted and
all have the same copyright laws.
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6. Is it Educational or Commercial?
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©Copyright rules are based on what the
purpose of the material is.
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7. Get permission to use copyrighted material
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©Find out who owns the material you want
to use.
©Write a letter to the copyright owner and
ask for written permission to use the
material.
©Cite your source in a footnote, endnote,
or credit line.
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2. Write a letter to
1. Find out who the copyright
owns the material owner and ask for
you want to use. written permission
to use the material.
3. Cite your source
in a footnote,
endnote, or credit
line.
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