Copyright

Why Should I Care About Copyright?

• allows others to copy your work
• prevents other people from copying your work 

What is copyright? 

• a form of protection
• an image
• a form of protection for kids
• copies of work

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which works are protected by copyright?

• ideas
• all works
• literary, musical, dramatic, pictorial works 
• titles, names, slogans

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?

• you and family members 
• author who created it 
• the president 
• the government

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is Copyright Infringement?

• anyone who uses someone work without permission 
• a copy of someone work
• anyone who uses copyright owners work with permission
• a picture of someone work

How Do I Obtain Copyright Protection?

• you cannot obtain copyright protection
• after registration with the Copyright Office
• when the work is created 
• when someone steals your work

How Long Does Copyright Protection Last?

• a lifetime
• 70 years after the death of the author or artist 
• it does not last
• 1 year

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happens to the work after the copyright time has passed?

• It can be bought
• There is no time-limit on copyright
• 
  The work must be destroyed
• It goes into the public domain

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A work must have a copyright symbol (©) to be copy protected

• True

• False

This symbol is copyright

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