CopyrightCopyright, , The No Electronic The No Electronic

Theft Act, Theft Act, and Plagiarismand Plagiarism

Mrs. Amy WallaceMrs. Amy Wallace

66thth Grade Reading Teacher Grade Reading TeacherScarborough Middle SchoolScarborough Middle School

Mobile County Public SchoolsMobile County Public Schools

20032003

CopyrightCopyright

Revised / Updated Revised / Updated

Clarence S. Hamilton, Jr, 2008Clarence S. Hamilton, Jr, 2008

Washington Middle School, Washington Middle School, Mobile, Al.Mobile, Al.

Today you will learn aboutToday you will learn about

Copyright lawCopyright law The No Electronic The No Electronic

Theft ActTheft Act PlagiarismPlagiarism

What is a copyright? What is a copyright?

Protection for the Protection for the creator from others creator from others copying, altering, copying, altering, performing, and performing, and selling their work selling their work without permission.without permission.

What kinds of works can be What kinds of works can be copyrighted?copyrighted?

Books, poems, playsBooks, poems, plays Songs and dancesSongs and dances Photographs,

drawings, and sculptures

Architecture Movies

What is fair use?What is fair use?

News reportingNews reporting CriticismCriticism CommentaryCommentary ParodyParody ResearchResearch ScholarshipScholarship EducationEducation

What can happen if I break What can happen if I break copyright law?copyright law?

You could be fined You could be fined for actual damages for actual damages plus any profit you plus any profit you made and statutory made and statutory damages from damages from $200-$1000,000.$200-$1000,000.

Breaking the law???Breaking the law???

You copy a Sponge You copy a Sponge Bob poster you Bob poster you bought at the store bought at the store and sell copies to and sell copies to your friends. Is this your friends. Is this breaking the law?breaking the law?

YesYes NoNo

www.cdaccess.com/html/ pc/spongemp.htm

You draw a picture You draw a picture of Lil’ Bow Wow of Lil’ Bow Wow freehand from a freehand from a picture in a picture in a magazine. You put magazine. You put the picture in your the picture in your locker. Are you locker. Are you breaking the law?breaking the law?

YesYes NoNo

You rent You rent Like Like MikeMike from from Blockbuster. You Blockbuster. You invite your friends invite your friends over and charge over and charge them $3 each to them $3 each to watch the movie. watch the movie. Are you breaking Are you breaking the law?the law?

Yes Yes NoNo

movieweb.com/movie/likemike/

How do I insure that I am not How do I insure that I am not violating copyright law?violating copyright law?

Do not duplicate Do not duplicate materials with a value materials with a value over $1000.over $1000.

Do not load software Do not load software onto multiple onto multiple computers without a computers without a license.license.

Do not sell images or Do not sell images or materials that you materials that you didn’t create.didn’t create.

What is the “No Electronic Theft What is the “No Electronic Theft Act”?Act”?

Law created to prosecute Law created to prosecute those that provide those that provide copyrighted material for copyrighted material for others to copy.others to copy.

Mainly applies to Mainly applies to software, music, movies, software, music, movies, etc. available for illegal etc. available for illegal download from the download from the Internet.Internet.

How does this effect me?How does this effect me?

Rules for your own Rules for your own websitewebsite

Downloading Downloading movies and musicmovies and music

Breaking the law???Breaking the law???

You load Nelly’s You load Nelly’s latest CD onto your latest CD onto your website for others website for others to copy. Is this to copy. Is this breaking the law?breaking the law?

YesYes NoNo

You are a huge fan You are a huge fan of Beyonce of Beyonce Knowles. You are Knowles. You are starting a fan club starting a fan club and creating a and creating a website. You load a website. You load a picture of her latest picture of her latest CD cover on your CD cover on your site with her site with her permission. Are permission. Are you breaking the you breaking the law?law?

YesYes NoNowww.kbxx.com/morning_show.htm

What is plagiarism?What is plagiarism? Plagiarism occurs when Plagiarism occurs when

you copy someone you copy someone else’s words into an else’s words into an assignment pretending assignment pretending that they are your own.that they are your own.

If you use someone If you use someone else’s words or ideas, else’s words or ideas, you must give them you must give them credit.credit.

How do I give them credit for How do I give them credit for their work?their work?

CitationsCitations Quotation marks Quotation marks

around their exact around their exact words.words.

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What information goes into a What information goes into a citation?citation?

Author’s nameAuthor’s name YearYear TitleTitle PublisherPublisher Web address (if Web address (if

using Internet using Internet sources.)sources.)

Magazine nameMagazine name City of publicationCity of publication www.chiasmus.com/mastersofchiasmus/

shakespeare.shtml

Breaking the law???Breaking the law???

You copy an article You copy an article from a web site. from a web site. You put your name You put your name at the top and turn at the top and turn the paper in for the paper in for your social studies your social studies project. Are you project. Are you committing committing plagiarism?plagiarism?

YesYes NoNo

How do I keep up with all of How do I keep up with all of these details?these details?

Just try to think about Just try to think about what is right.what is right.

If you think that you If you think that you may be violating may be violating someone else’s rights to someone else’s rights to be paid or recognized be paid or recognized for their works, you are for their works, you are probably doing the probably doing the wrong thing.wrong thing.

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When in doubt….ask!When in doubt….ask!

SourcesSources

Library of Congress. “Copyright Office Circular 66: Copyright Library of Congress. “Copyright Office Circular 66: Copyright Registration for Online Works.” 27 September 2003 Registration for Online Works.” 27 September 2003 http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ66.pdfhttp://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ66.pdf

Templeton, Brad. “10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained.”. Templeton, Brad. “10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained.”. http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html http://www.templetons.com/brad/copyright.html

Templeton, Brad. “A Brief intro into Copyright.” 23 September 2003, Templeton, Brad. “A Brief intro into Copyright.” 23 September 2003, <http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html ><http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html >

U. S. Copyright Office. “Copyright Office Circular 1: Copyright U. S. Copyright Office. “Copyright Office Circular 1: Copyright Basics.” 23 September 2003 http://www.copyright.gov/cirs/circ1.html Basics.” 23 September 2003 http://www.copyright.gov/cirs/circ1.html

Copyright, The No Electronic Copyright, The No Electronic

Theft Act, and PlagiarismTheft Act, and Plagiarism

Mrs. Amy WallaceMrs. Amy Wallace66thth Grade Reading Teacher Grade Reading Teacher

Scarborough Middle SchoolScarborough Middle School

Mobile County Public SchoolsMobile County Public Schools

20032003

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