CopyrightYifan, Zak and Sarah

What is copyright?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Copyright- (n) the exclusive legal right to reproduce,

publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work)

The US Copyright Office states, ‘Copyright protects the particular way an author has expressed himself. It does not extend to any ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed in the work.’

Copyright Duration http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/images/copyright-duration-lg.gif

Copyright Infringement

Lawsuit

Cease and desist letter ‘a letter from the copyright holder instructing the

person using his/her work to stop doing what they are doing.’ http://www.blogherald.com/2008/04/07/practical-consequences-for-copyright-infringement/

Avoid Copyright Conflicts…

http://www.blogherald.com/2007/12/10/five-steps-for-avoiding-copyright-conflicts/

Use own content when possible

Obtain permission before using someone else’s content

Do not rely on “fair use”

Be available

Choose good hosting

Image Bibliography

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Works Cited

http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html