Copyrights & Fair Use

The ability to use copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education,news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy/parody)

• Fair use

• Public Domain

• Piracy

• Parody

A creative work that is a funny imitation of something and pokes fun at an original work

• Panda

• Parrot

• Parody

• Prize

Creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want

• Private Domain

• Public Domain

• Unfair Use

• Rework

“Fair use” allows you to use copyrighted work without permission or payment, but only in certain situations. Which of the following is NOT a “fair use” situation?

• Chelsea uses a copyrighted photo for a school presentation

• A journalist shows a copyrighted video clip in a news report

• Jordan remixes a copyrighted song and charges people for it

What is the purpose of copyright protection?

• To protect the rights of the content creator.

• To prevent creativity

• To give copyright lawyers something to do

• To enhance creativity by forcing people to make their own work

What is public domain?

• Creative work that is not copyrighted and is free for you to use however you want

• It is an open space that is owned by the public

• A government building

• Music created by Garage Band

Which Works Are Not Protected by Copyright?

• slogans, motion pictures

• musical, pictorial, dramatic works

• sound recordings

• ideas, slogans, names, short phrases

Who Owns the Copyright in a Work?

• you and family members

• author who created it

• the president

• the government

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

A teacher rents Gone With the Wind to show the burning of Atlanta scene to her class while studying the civil war. This is fair use.

• True

• False