Copyright+and+Fair+Use

=__**Copyright and Fair Use**__ = = =

**What is __//Copyright//__?**
====Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works. ====

====Copyright protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. ====

**What is __//Fair Use//__?**
Fair Use involves using and citing an appropriate amount of the works of other author's for informational purposes; as long as this use will not adversely affect the outcome of sales or degrade the original author's work. Books, journals, photographs, art, music, sound recordings, computer programs, websites, and many other materials are within the reach of copyright law.

The acronym **PANE** will assist you in avoiding copyright infringement:


 * P**urpose and Character of the Use- including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
 * A**mount of the Work Used- the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
 * N**ature of the Copyrighted Work
 * E**ffect on the Value of or Market for the Work- the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work

**What do students need to know about this topic?**
If creating a video, be sure that all components of your video are your original creation; even the audio. If you use an audio track of a sound recording owned by a record label without that record label's permission, your video is infringing the copyrights of others.

Examples of copyrighted content:
 * TV shows
 * sitcoms, sports broadcasts, news broadcasts, comedy shows, cartoons, dramas, etc.
 * network and cable TV, pay-per-view and on-demand TV
 * Music videos
 * Videos of live concerts (even if you captured the video yourself)
 * Movies and movie trailers
 * Commercials
 * Slide shows that include photos or images owned by somebody else

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 * List some web sites to help determine if a student is infringing on copyright? **

"What is Copyright Law?" //Video// []
 * Any videos that help define the concepts? **

"Fair Use and Copyrights" //Video// []

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 * Resources:**

[|http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html#what]

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