copyright law: jose antonio davila. what is copyright? the copyright law goes right away into...
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WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?
The Copyright Law goes right away into effect as soon as the author register his brand or work
Copyright belongs to the author
When athlete create a name for it self for example Johnny Manziel he register his nick name as “Johnny Football” he owns the copyright
Copyright Duration?
As a general rule, for works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years
Fair Use What is Fair Use? In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of “copyrighted material done
for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. In other words, fair use is a defense against a claim of copyright infringement. If your use qualifies as a fair use, then it would not be considered an illegal infringement” (Stim,2013)
Commentary and Criticism:Some examples for commentary and criticism are quoting a few lines of songs, a
book review and quoting a medical article in a news report Parody:Parody requires usage of the initial source material
Teach ActUnder the Teach Act, Instructor can use a plethora of work in
distance learning enviments
Students may engage in distance learning sessions from a host of locations
All individuals may enjoy a greater latitude when it comes to storing, copying, and digitizing materials.
Copyright Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiq42O6rhW4
References http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/what-is-fair-use/
http://www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/basics/teach.html