Digital Copyright & Fair Use

Guidelines
Presented by: The Number Crunchers.
Robert Bell, Annie Powell,
Burleigh Dighton, Sherrie Sealock, &
Mensah Okyere

Copyright
Form of protection provided by the laws of the
United States to the creators of "original works"
including literary works, movies, musical works,
sound recordings, paintings, photographs, software,
live performances, and television or sound
broadcasts.
Protection is available to both published and
unpublished works.
What is a Copyright?
The Copyright Act generally gives the owner of
copyright the exclusive right to:
Reproduce the work;
Prepare other works based upon the work
("derivative works");
Distribute copies of the work by sale or other transfer
of ownership, or by lease;
Perform the work publicly; and
Display the copyrighted work publicly.


Exclusive Rights
Fair use is the educational exemption for copyright
law.
The educational exemption allows for limited
reproduction and distribution for the purposes of
criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching,
research, & scholarship.
What is Educational Use?
Before copying and distributing any work, educators
should apply the 4 criteria for determining fair use:
Purpose of reproduction of work
Nature of the work being reproduced
Amount of the work being reproduced
Effect of reproduction on compensation.
Criteria for Determining Fair Use

Copyright in the News


http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-
property/copyrights/?DCMP=GOO-
BUS_CopyrightBoardModifier-
States&HBX_PK=+copyright++georgia
http://www.gsu.edu/news/61650.html
https://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/detail?vid=5&sid=f00871dc-
6df4-47ba-bd3c-
e8c6bec1ae63%40sessionmgr104&hid=107&bdata=JnNpdG
U9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#db=fth&AN
=22299831



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