A form of protection given to authors

of original works grounded in the U.S.

Constitution and granted by law.

This property right can be sold or
transferred to others.


The Copyright Law of the U.S. governs
the making of reproductions of
copyrighted works.

Title 17 of the U.S. Code

The Copyright Act of 1976


Copyright law assures ownership, which comes with
exclusive rights:

Make copies of the work

Distribute copies of the work

Perform the work publicly

Display the work publicly

Make derivative works (e.g. book or movie)
Automatic protection

It is available for:

Published
Unpublished works.



Literary works

Dramatic works

Musical works

Artistic works

Not everything is protected by
copyright law.

U.S. Government materials

Facts, ideas, systems, or methods of
operation.
Copyright protects original works of
authorship, while a patent protects
inventions or discoveries.

A trademark protects words, phrases,
symbols, or designs identifying the source
of the goods or services of one party and
distinguishing them from others.









Their top secret formula.
The law provides certain ways in which
copyright works may be used.

Fair use
Public domain
Library privilege
Copying for examinations and copying for
instruction
Alternative Licenses (e.g. Creative
Commons)


The works are publicly accessible.

Not everything posted on the internet
is public domain.
Universal Access to research, education and
culture.

Copyright was created long before the
emergence of the Internet, and can make it hard
to legally perform actions we take for granted on
the network: copy, paste, edit source, and post to
the Web.

Provides a free, public, and standardized
infrastructure that creates a balance between
the reality of the Internet and the reality of
copyright laws.
http://creativecommons.org/about
Under the TEACH Act, the Copyright law
provides educators with a separate set of
rights in addition to fair use, to display and
perform others works in the classroom.

Section 110(1) and (2) of the Copyright Act








Face to face teaching.








Online Courses








Hybrid Courses
Resources List
Source 1: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://creativecommons.org/about

Source 2: Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/index.html

Source 3 : Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html

Source 4: What is copyright?. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/legal/copyright/what_is_copyright/

Source 5: Copyright in general. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-
general.html

Source 6: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/stopping-internet-
plagiarism/your-copyrights-online/1-what-is-a-copyright/

Source 7: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.copyrightkids.org/whatcopyframes.htm