Copyright
- What is Copyright protection?
original work.
- What rights do you retain when you hold the Copyright to an original work?
-Disperse copies
-Perform the work (i.e. for plays, dances, music, films)
-Publicly expose the work (i.e. for artwork, content from the internet or television, etc.)
-Create another piece that derives from the original work - known as "derivative work." (i.e. translating, modifying adapting, or making a new use of a work)
As a creator, one holds these rights and the right to give permission to others to hold these rights.
- How long does Copyright protection last, and what happens when it expires?
The protection is in effect once the work is created and expires 70 years after the creator's death.
Fair Use
reasons? Nonprofit educational reasons are more likely to be considered fair use.
2. The nature of the copyrighted piece; A work is more likely fair use when it is less creative and more factual.
3. The substantiality/amount of the copyrighted work used, in relation to its entirety; the less used, the more likely it is to be fair use.
4. The outcome of its use; the possible value of or market for the copyrighted material: The usage should not take
potential money away from the creator that he or she could have made from the material.
Paraphrased from Copyright Kids web site
Types of Creative Commons Licenses
Paraphrased from VideoMagazine YouTube video
- What does Fair Use mean?
- What are the four factors that someone must consider when they try to decide if an original work that is under Copyright can be used under Fair Use guidelines?
reasons? Nonprofit educational reasons are more likely to be considered fair use.
2. The nature of the copyrighted piece; A work is more likely fair use when it is less creative and more factual.
3. The substantiality/amount of the copyrighted work used, in relation to its entirety; the less used, the more likely it is to be fair use.
4. The outcome of its use; the possible value of or market for the copyrighted material: The usage should not take
potential money away from the creator that he or she could have made from the material.
- What are the Fair Use limits for text, images, and motion media?
Paraphrased from Copyright Kids web site
Types of Creative Commons Licenses
- CC-BY: Creative Commons By Attribution: The material can be used and modified as long as the author/creator is acknowledged. This license allows for the most freedom for usage.
- CC-BY-ND: Creative Commons By Attribution Non-Derivative: The creator must be acknowledged and does not give others permission to modify the material. In order to modify it, permission from the creator is needed.
- CC-BY-NC: Creative Commons By Attribution Non-Commercial: Only the creator can make money from the usage of the material; the material can be used as long as it is for nonprofit purposes.
- CC-BY-SA: Creative Commons By Attribution Share Alike: New work based upon the original material must be under the same license in order to share it with others. Usage and modifications are permitted, including commercial use, as long as the creator is acknowledged and the same terms for the original are carried out for the new work.
- CC-BY-NC-ND: Creative Commons By Attribution Non-Commercial Non-Derivative: This material can be used, but the creator must be acknowledged and the material must remain unmodified. It cannot be used for commercial use either. (The most restrictive CC license)
- CC-BY-NC-SA: Creative Commons By Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike: Usage and modifications are permitted, as long as the same terms for the original are used for the changed version, and the original work must be acknowledged.
Paraphrased from VideoMagazine YouTube video