Copyright

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 * __What Will You Learn About In This Unit? __**
 * 1) Introduce and define intellectual property, copyright and copyright law.
 * 2) Identify what works are protected by copyright law.
 * 3) Understand the importance of copyright law and how it protects creativity.
 * 4) Understand and demonstrate copyright protection.
 * 5) Look for the copyright symbol.

Have you ever heard the term "Intellectual Property"? Did you know that you have created and actually own your own Intellectual Property? Remember some of the projects that you created in computer class last year such as a Kid Pix or PowerPoint slide shows, or any of the assignments that you typed in Word? Those are all examples of Intellectual Property. Let's learn some more about Intellectual Property.
 * __INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY __**

Intellectual Property is any creative work. However, an idea, insight or inspiration does not become intellectual property until it is placed in a "fixed" form such as books, sheet music, film, videos, etc. Once Intellectual Property is placed in a fixed form it may protected by Copyright Law.

Let's Watch the video below and listen for a definition of COPYRIGHT.

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Copyright is protection for original works of creativity that are in "fixed" form. Throughout the world there are copyright laws. In the United States we follow copyright law as proposed in **Article One Section Eight of the US Constitution** and the **Copyright Law of 1976.**
 * __WHAT IS COPYRIGHT? __**


 * __WHAT IS COPYRIGHT LAW ? __**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Copyright law ** protects all original works and provides rights to the creators. Throughout the world, there are Copyright Laws. Every country has their own copyright laws.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In fact, the writers of the Constitution of the United States believed so strongly about intellectual property rights that they included our first copyright law in **Article One Section Eight of the US Constitution**. It states, “The Congress shall have power. . . To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Time to Authors and Inventors, the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries” (p. 1 of Educator’s Guide to Intellectual Property)

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Basically, the US Constitution states that for a specified amount of time the creators of intellectual property will have exclusive creative and ECONOMIC rights to their creations. This gives people the incentive to create original works and inventions from which we as a society can benefit.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In the United States, we also follow the __Copyright Act of 1976__ and the __Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998__ which are federal laws that were enacted by Congress. To learn more about Copyright Laws, you can visit the U.S. Copyright Office online at [|www.copyright.gov].

<span style="background-color: #0071ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Now let's watch the next video to find out What Things Can Be Copryighted:

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Now that you know what works can be protected by Copyright laws, what creative products are NOT protected?
 * __<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">COPYRIGHTED WORKS: __**

<span style="background-color: #0071ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Now let's watch the next video to find out how long copyright lasts:
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Any work of the United States Government ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Any work that is not in a "fixed" form. For example, a speech that is not recorded. ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Works consisting entirely of information that is commonly available and contains no originality (for example, standard calendars, standard measures and rulers, lists or tables compiled from public documents or other common sources); ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Titles, names, short phrases and slogans. (* but some titles and words might be protected under trademark law if their use is associated with a particular product or service) ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. Lists of ingredients or contents ||

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How long does the copyright last on an original work? For any work published or created after 1923, the copyright lasts:
 * __<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">COPYRIGHT DURATION AND PUBLIC DOMAIN: __**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. 70 years after the author's death. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. For works that were commissioned or paid for, the copyright lasts 95 years from the date of first publication or 120 years from the date of creation.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**PUBLIC DOMAIN**__: Any work that is no longer under copyright is said to belong to the "**public domain**". These works can be copied, distributed, adapted and so on without any penalties. Generally, **any work published before 1923** belongs to the public domain. Also, all **government documents and works** belong to the public domain because they are not included under the Copyright Laws.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is a link to a flow chart which can help you determine if a work is in the public domain: http://benedict.com/Info/Law/Duration.aspx

**__<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">COPYRIGHT CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Follow your teachers instructions for a classroom activity about copyright basics.

**__<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">COPYRIGHT QUIZ DIRECTIONS: __**

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Click on this Copyright Quiz Link. When the new window opens, you will need to type your FIRST and LAST name. Then click on **Login** and read the directions. You will need to scroll down the screen and click on **Take Quiz** in the bottom right hand corner. Five questions are short answer and five are multiple choice. There are two EXTRA CREDIT questions. Good luck!

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__CREDITS__: <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Video taken from youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo. Video can also be found at http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Synopsis (taken from the website): Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University provides this humorous, yet informative, review of copyright principles delivered through the words of the very folks we can thank for nearly endless copyright terms.

[] CyberBee Interactive Tool that answers basic questions about copyright.