teachers & copyright what you need to know by sharon & lisa
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Definition of Copyright The legal right granted to an author, a
composer, a playwright, a publisher, or a distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.
From: K-12 Copyright Laws: Primer for Teachers
Source: Educational CyberPlayGround.
Copyright applies to ALL teachers!
Laws regarding copyright apply to educational
material, videos, CD’s, Web sites, DVD’s, etc.
Fair Use Rights
Fair use is a legal doctrine that allows the public to make limited uses of copyrighted works without permission.
Fair Use Criteria
1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
Fair Use Criteria
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
Fair Use Criteria
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
Text Material
Up to 10 percent of the total or 1,000 words, whichever is less.
An entire poem of less than 250 works may be used, but no more than three poems by one poet or five poems by different authors in an anthology.
For poems exceeding 250 words, 250 words should be used but no more than three excerpts from one poet or five excerpts from different poets in the same work.
Music, Lyrics, and Music Video
Up to 10 percent of the work but no more than 30 seconds of the music or lyrics from an individual musical work
Illustrations or Photographs
No more than five images from one artist or photographer.
No more than 10 percent or 15 images, whichever is less, from a collection.
Numerical Data Sets
Up to 10 percent or 2,500 fields or cell entries, whichever is less, from a copyrighted database or data table
Permissible Amounts of Motion Media under Fair Use:
Up to 7 % of the total or 2 minutes, whichever is less.
Up to 10% of the total or 3 minutes, whichever is less.
Up to 15% of the total or 4 minutes, whichever is less.
Permissible Amounts of Text Material under Fair Use:
Up to 5% of the total or 1,000 words.
Up to 8% of the total or 2,000 words.
Up to 10% of the total or 1,000 words.
Permissible Amounts of Music, Lyrics, and Music Video under Fair Use:
Up to 10% of the work but no more than 30 seconds of the music or lyrics from an individual musical workUp to 10% of the work but no more than 10 seconds of the music or lyrics from an individual musical workUp to 20% of the work but no more than 30 seconds of the music or lyrics from an individual musical work
Permissible Amounts of Illustrations or Photographs under Fair Use:
No more than three images from one artist or photographer
No more than five images from one artist or photographer
No more than ten images from one artist or photographer
Permissible Amounts of a Multimedia Project under Fair Use: No more than two copies may be
made of a project.
No more than three copies may be made of a project.
No more than four copies may ne made of a project.