Legislation

What is copyright? 

• a form of protection
• an image
• a form of protection for kids
• copies of work

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

Why Should I Care About Copyright?

• allows others to copy your work
• prevents other people from copying your work 

Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?

• you and family members 
• author who created it 
• the president 
• the government

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

What is Copyright Infringement?

• anyone who uses someone work without permission 
• a copy of someone work
• anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission
• a picture of someone work

What is Fair Use?

• pictures, essays
• unfair use of copyright material 
• all copyright materials
• material that can be used without the owner permission

When Do I Need Permission to Copy?

• all the time 
• never
• sometimes
• whenever you feel like it

How Do I Obtain Copyright Protection?

• you cannot obtain copyright protection
• after registration with the Copyright Office
• when the work is created 
• when someone steals your work

 Something must have the sign to be copyrighted.

• True, how else would you know if it was in the public domain or not?
• B.False, a work belongs to the creator whether or not there is a © symbol

A teacher rents Gone With the Wind to show the burning of Atlanta scene to her class while studying the civil war. This is fair use.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

A student is writing a report for science class and uses copyright images downloaded from the Internet and cited correctly. He submits his project to a competition that recognizes classroom work for students and wins a prize for the school. This is covered under fair use.

• True
• False