Copyright Crash Course presentation based on the original work by Georgia K. Harper for EDTC 6340

1. EDTC 6340
Week 1
Copyright Crash Course

2. Public Domain & Orphan Works
 Old copyright laws
 Long protection
 Mass digitalization (Harper, 2007)
 Overprotection

3. Public Domain & Orphan Works
 New and better tools to identify materials in the
public domain (Harper, 2007)
 Google Book Search Library
 UT Libraries Public Domain Project
 Orphan Works (Harper, 2007)
 When does it become part of the public domain?

4. Get involved
 Open Content Alliance (website)
 Open Library (website)
 Resource Shelf logs of mass digitalization
projects (website)
Georgia K. Harper. (2007). Copyright Crash Course. Retrieved from
http://mesacc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=38266&sid=281078

5. Materials from the Internet
 Copyright law applies to the Internet (Harper, 2007)
 Internet ≠ Public domain
 Automatic copyright protection
 Implied and express licenses (Harper, 2007)
 Vague boundaries (Harper, 2007)
 Creative Commons

6. Materials from the Internet
 Liability
 RIAA lawsuits
 Individuals
 Organizations

7. Materials from the Internet
 Fair use
 Analog
 Digital
 Hint: Search creative Commons licensed work
by type of license. (Harper, 2007)
Georgia K. Harper. (2007). Copyright Crash Course. Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/useofweb.html

8. The Teach Act
 Section 110(1) of the Copyright Act (Harper, 2007)
 Educators (in the classroom)
 Fair use
 Display
 Perform
 Distance Learning (Teach Act)
 Shown as clips
 Limits and conditions - Section 110(2)
 Class performance and displays but not as supplemental
material.

9. The Teach Act
 Section 110(2) – Expanded rights (Harper, 2007)
 Non dramatic literal or music
 Limited segments
 Still images
 Only applies to accredited nonprofit
educational institutions (Harper, 2007)
 Not educational textbooks
Georgia K. Harper. (2007). Copyright Crash Course. Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html

10. Fair Use
 The Center for Social Media and Washington
School of Law at American University
 Fair Use Best Practices statements
 Add value
 Repurpose
 Copyright Clearance Center
 Get permission to use materials
 Fair use checklist

11. Fair Use
 Check licenses
 Unprotected works
 Public domain
 US government works
 Library Licensed
 Creative Commons
 Four factor fair use test (Harper, 2007)
 Character of the use
 Nature of the work
 How much of the work
 Effect on the market for original works
Georgia K. Harper. (2007). Copyright Crash Course. Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/copypol2.html

12. Getting Permission
 Collective Rights Organizations (Harper, 2007)
 Copyright Clearing Center (CCC)
 International collective rights (Lesley Ellen Harris in Harper,
2007)
 Copyright Licensing Agency (UK)
 Freelance writers
 Contacting the Owner
 In writting
Georgia K. Harper. (2007). Copyright Crash Course. Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/permissn.html