Copyright and Fair Use

What is copyright?

• Intellectual property

• The right of a creator to their own work

• an exclusive legal right

• All of the above

Can teachers and school districts be fined for misuse of copyright material?

• Yes

• No

Teachers can use and distribute any materials they need to if it is for educational purposes.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Not all copyright is fair use even when used for educational purposes.

What is fair use?

• the legal use of copyright material

• the right of educators to use any materials they need for educational purposes

• the ability to use government sources like NASA without purchasing the right to it

Copyright expires how many years after someone has died?

• 40

• 50

• 70

• 90

When in doubt, I should...

• distribute materials without checking if it is copyright protected

• ask my school district for help

• not use a password protected website to distribute materials

Material is more likely to be fair use if it is...

• for entertainment purposes

• for educational purposes

Material is more likely to be fair use if it is...

• Nonfiction

• Instructional

• Fictional

• Highly creative

Material is more likely to be fair use if it is...

• the entire work

• on the open web

• an excerpt

• on a password-protected site