Copyright and Fair Use

Copyright protects the creator of an original work.

• True

• False

Music, images, movies, books, and video games can all be copyrighted.

• True

• False

It is illegal to download music without paying for it or getting permission from the copyright owner.

• True

• False

When material (book, image, song, etc.) is within the "public domain" this means that...

• The material's copyright has expired due to age (or it was never copyrighted to begin with) and is free to use by others.

• The material is copyrighted but free to use only if you are part of a public business.

• The material is copyrighted and can only be used if you pay the public domain fees.

The FOUR FACTORS OF FAIR USE are...

• Purpose, Neutrality, Ease, and Amount

• Purpose, Copyright, Public Domain, and Google Search

• Purpose, Nature, Effect, and Amount

• Purpose, Age, Weight, Height

Fair Use Scenario: Lauren is a talented artist and can draw and paint almost anything. Her friend Cody asks her to draw the Cardinals baseball logo on the cover of ten 3-ring binders that he will sell at school. He promises to split the profits with her. Is this acceptable fair use?

• Yes. Lauren is not copying the logo from a website, but is drawing this by hand, so it is fair use.

• No. This violates the fair use factor of effect. It is not fair use if someone uses copyrighted material to sell items for money.

• Yes. The Cardinals baseball team probably would find it a compliment that Lauren is drawing their logo, so this would be fine and fair use.

• No. This violates the fair use rule of amount since they are putting the logo on more than one binder.

Why does it matter to use copyright-free images in our work?

Why does it matter that we cite or tell where we got information, images, music, or other items that we borrow or use for school projects?