Copyright is a property right attached to

an original work, art or literature. Only the Under the Fair Use Clause, copyrighted
author of this piece has the rights to alter, materials may teachers face the problem
copy, redistribute, or use it. They own and of knowing when they can or cannot
have control over all copies of the work. If duplicate materials, and need to know the
copyright is violated, the author can take rules.
it to court to seek compensation.
There are four specific things to look at
when
wondering if
form of expression.
in a fixed or tangible
minimal degree, and
original, creative to a
protection: must be
for copyright
something qualifies
whether or not
to consider regarding
There are three things

what you want

qualify.
the answer is no, then it might
fair use and permission is needed. If
If answer to questions is yes, it is not
Will the use go beyond fair use?
protected by copyright?
Is the expression/rendering
used?
Will the expression by the creator be
to do qualifies
as fair use. 1.
Copying

Fair Use – 3 Questions

selected parts
of a work is
okay.
Exceptions:
2. The nature of
what you are

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(work belonging to
Seven Types of Copyright:
the public as a
whole, work that is 1. Literary Works
over 75 years old,
or works with an 2. Musical Works copying (ie: a paragraph is
expired okay, but an entire chapter
3. Dramatic Works
copyright/no may be questionable).
protection) 4. Pantomimed and
Choreographed Works 3. Copying part of the work
• Permission that does not capture the
5. Pictorial, Graphics and “essence” of the work is okay.
• Legal Exception Sculptural Works
4. The effect on the work’s
• Fair Use 6. Motion Pictures and marketability has to be
Audiovisual Works considered. If your duplication
of the work will decrease their
7. Sound Recordings
sales, then fair use probably
does not apply.
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