Understanding Copyright, Fair Use, & Public Domain

Understanding
Copyright & Fair Use

Please watch video on next slide

And then......after the video......

You will be asked a few questions to check your basic understanding of this complicated topic

Multiple Choice

Copyright is......

• Legal protection that creators have over the things they create.

• Creative work that is not copyrighted and free to use without permission

• The ability to use copyrighted work without permission, bht only in certain ways and specific situations.

Multiple Choice

Fair Use is.......

• Legal protection that creators have over the things they create.

• Creative work that is not copyrighted and free to use without permission

• The ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and specific situations.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• Anything I find online is free for me to use.

  It's Free for All!

• I can copy and paste anything I find online because it is there for me to use.

• All things on the internet are free of copyright rules and can be used

• I need to be careful how I use images, music, and other content I find on the Internet.

Multiple Choice

MARK WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE (Fair Use)

You can use content you find online without permission if.......

• You use only a small amount of the original work (EXAMPLE: a short clip of a song in a book trailer video)

• You can use an entire song file in your book trailer video

Multiple Choice

MARK WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE (Fair Use)

You can use content you find online without permission if.......

• Content or item is used for a new or different purpose.

  EXAMPLE: an ELA class assignment

• Content or item is used in a product that will be sold for business or entertainment purposes.

  EXAMPLE: video being posted in social media

Multiple Choice

MARK WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE (Fair Use)

You can use content you find online without permission if.......

• Content or item being used is from a creative or fiction work.

• Content or item being used is more factual and non-fiction.

Multiple Choice

MARK WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE

You can content you find online without permission if.......

• I will make money on my new creation that used someone else's work which would impact the original creator.

• My creation using someone else's work will not affect the original work or creator.

Let's Play a Game called
Fair & Square

1. Read each example on the next slides.

2. Decide if it is fair use or not fair use.

Multiple Choice

Maya is making a flyer for her pet-sitting business to post on her social media account. She finds a cool pet store logo and uses part of it in the flyer.

• Yes, this is fair use!

• No, this is not fair use!

This is probably NOT fair use because.....

although Maya is only using part of the logo, it is for advertising and she plans to make a profit.

Multiple Choice

A group of students are making a video for their class remembering all they've done throughout the year. They use the song "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" by Green Day in the background.

• Yes, this is fair use!

• No, this is not fair use!

This is NOT fair use because.....

Students are using the song for mood, but not transforming or reworking the song in any way.

Multiple Choice

Eva takes an image of a famous magazine cover of a celebrity model, but she changes the headlines on the cover. She does this to criticize how magazines pressure girls to look perfect.

• Yes, this is fair use!

• No, this is not fair use!

This is MOST LIKELY fair use because.....

Eva is critiquing and commenting on unrealistic expectations about appearance that some magazines promote.

Open Ended

What questions do you have about copyright and fair use?