Week 6 materials: Copyright

Copyright is defined as a property right attached to an original work of art or literature. Copyright law is designed to protect the creator's right or decide how their work is used. Copyright law does not allow people to use and edit educational material without contacting the creator. Copyright law was first used in England in 1710. The copyright was first used in the United States in 1790 but remained uncoordinated. Until the late 1880s when the Berne Convention provided mutual copyright recognition between different nations. In 1988, almost all major countries follow the Berne Convention. After 1978, Original work are protected for up to 120 years after owner's death.

Copyright covers 7 categories: literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimed and choreographed works, pictorial, graphics and sculptural works, motion pictures and audiovisual works, sound recording. There are some symbols of Copyright: Copyright Symbol- (C). Sound Recording Copyright- (P). Registered Trademark Symbol- (R).

Copyright Material can be fair use. The fair use is defined as explicit use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes such as criticism, comment, news, reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research under certain restrictions. Creative Commons allows people to choose how own’s material will be used, and makes sharing educational resources much easier. The Copyleft means the right to freely distribute copies and modified versions of work. Teachers should remind students of copyright laws when explaining core writing standards. Teachers and students who break copyright law could face serious legal consequences.

The copyright can be used via Public domain, Permission from owner, Legal exception, Fair use (via certain restrictions) and Creative Commons. Please check the details from the videos below.

https://prezi.com/p/lcdh2alvvm8n/copyright-challenge/