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Fair Use Copyright

“Fair use” is the right to


use Copyright- he exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an
assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary,
portions of copyrighted
artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the
materials without same.
permission for purposes
of education, The history of American copyright law originated with the
introduction of the printing press to England in the late
commentary, or parody.
fifteenth century, While the statute did provide for an author's
copyright, the benefit was minimal because in order to be paid
Fair use rules for for a work an author had to assign it to a bookseller or
educational uses are very publisher.
specific and, if complied
As a general rule, for works created after January 1, 1978,
with, can generally copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an
prevent lawsuits additional 70 years.

The four factors judges You cannot copyright Ideas, Methods, or Systems.
consider are: To register a book or other creative work, simply go to
copyright.gov, the website set up by the Library of Congress.
 The purpose and There is an online portal to register copyrights for photographs,
character of your use. sculptures and written works. Fill out the form, pay the fee and
you are registered.

 The nature of the


copyrighted work.

 The amount and


substantiality of the
portion taken.
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 The effect of the use


upon the potential
market.
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Copy Right on the


Internet Public
Internet copyright laws give the original authors or
artists the right to exclude others from copying their
work or claiming it as their own. While online
copyright protection does not protect facts, ideas,
Domain
systems, or methods of operation, it may protect the
way these things are expressed.
The term “public domain” refers to creative
materials that are not protected by intellectual
Original software is automatically copyrighted property laws such as copyright, trademark, or
under international law. Software counts as a patent laws. The public owns these works.
"literary work" under the Copyright Act. Whoever
created the software has the copyright.
US Government publications, and materials
explicitly donated to the public domain. Look for
materials published in the USA before 1923.

You can donate your work to the public domain


Copy Right only if it does not contain, use or cite works by
others, unless those works are in the public
domain, too.
infringement
Copyright infringement is the use of works
Plagiarism
protected by copyright law without permission, for
a usage where such permission is required,
thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted
to the copyright holder. Students who plagiarize or otherwise engage in
academic dishonesty face serious consequences.
The social media site does not own the work that
has been posted on their site; the copyright is still Sanctions may include, but are not limited to,
retained by the owner. But by agreeing to post failure on an assignment, grade reduction or course
works on the site, you sign an agreement that failure, suspension, and possibly dismissal.
gives the site a license to use the work. In these
cases, the license is given without payment.
A credible source is one that is unbiased and is
The legal penalties for copyright infringement are backed up with evidence.
Infringer pays the actual dollar amount of
damages and profits. The law provides a range
from $200 to $150,000 for each work infringed.
Also Infringer pays for all attorney’s fees and court
costs.
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