Who owns the copyright?
- © creators of original works
- © creators' assignees
- © employers: works for hire
5 rights of copyright holders
- © reproduction
- © modification
- © distribution
- © public performance
- © public display
Permission or license to use a copyrighted work is NOT required if:
- © work is in the public domain
- © work is a fact or an idea
- © fair use
Timeline
When does a work become public domain?
What is not protected by copyright?
Copyright Basics, Circular 1
US Copyright Office, June 1998
Why officially register
your copyright?
to file an infringement suit to possibly receive greater compensation, with less documentation
Sample statements of ownership
Fair Use
Before you use someone else's work without permission,consider
ALL 4 FACTORS
- Purpose and character of use
- Nature of the copyrighted work
- Amount, substantiality
- Effect
Library of Congress Fair Use Flier 102
Myths about Copyright
original by Brad Templeton
- Copying just a little bit is OK.
- Attribution is as good as permission.
- It's free advertising.
- I modified it; now it's mine.
- It's OK--it's for educational purposes.
- You have to give away all your rights to get published.
- It doesn't say it's copyrighted.
- It's on the Web so I can use it without asking.
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