COPYRIGHT:

WHAT’S THE
POINT?
 All content on the Internet is free

MYTH

Permission of use is recommended, but not necessar y

FACT

You can use images with no copyright notice

FACT OR MYTH

MYTH? You don’ t need permission to use an image if you alter it

MYTH

You can use images if you don’ t profi t from it

MYTH

Permission is not needed if using only par t of an image

MYTH
 The owner of a work controls the right
to:

• Make copies

WHAT DOES • Distribute copies

• Perform publicly (plays, music,

THE OWNER fi lms)

CONTROL? • Display publicly (artwork, anything

used on TV or the Internet)

• Make changes to the work or change

it into another medium
 When does a copyright take place?

a. As soon as a design is created

b. After the design has been published

QUIZ TIME! c. After the copyright papers have

been authenticated

d. 1 year after creation of the design

e. 70 years after creation of the design

 How long does a copyright last?

a. For 1 year after creation

b. For 10 years after creation

QUIZ TIME! c. Lifetime of the artist

d. Lifetime of the artist plus 10 years

e. Lifetime of the artist plus 70 years

 • Ideas or discoveries

• Titles, names, short phrases,

WHAT IS slogans

NOT • Facts, news, and research

• Work in the public domain

PROTECTED? • Works not fi xed in a “tangible
expression”
 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
MATH EQUATIONS

BOOKS
MUSICAL SCORES

CHILDRENS NAMES
WHAT IS NEWS EVENTS

DIGITAL GRAPHICS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PROTECTED? FILM AND THEATRE
SCULPTURES

HISTORICAL
SONG LYRICS
DOCUMENTS

STREET DANCES
MAGAZINE ARTICLES