Copyright and Fair Use

What is covered under copyright laws?

• Movies / TV Shows

• Books / Poems

• Music / Songs

• Dances / Choreography

• All of them

What does copyright do?

• Allows other people to copy the work you created

• Prevents other people from copying the work you created

What is fair use?

• When someone copies an entire page from a book or article.

• When someone copies a quote from a book or article.

Materials must have a copyright symbol (©) to be copyrighted.

• True

• False

When you do research for class, the information you gathered from sources must be:

• Cited

• Copied and pasted

• Deleted

• Written in your own words

Johnny changed a few words in the sentence he copied from a book for his report on koalas. He did not give credit to the original author. Is that okay?

• Yes, he didn't copy it word-for-word.

• Yes, he changed a few words in the sentence.

• No, he stole someone else's work.

• No, he should have done his report about kangaroos.

Natalie has to write a report about Rosa Parks. She copied information from PebbleGo without citing her source. Is that okay?

• Yes, she finished her report on time.

• Yes, she used a website her teacher told her to use.

• No, she did not cite her sources.

• No, the teacher did not tell her to use PebbleGo.

David was making a PowerPoint presentation for his social studies class. He copied a picture off the internet. He cited the URL web address. Is that okay?

• No, he stole someone else's picture.

• No, he should have drawn his own picture and uploaded it.

• Yes, he gave credit to the photographer.

• Yes, he used a really good picture for his presentation.

A famous YouTuber uses an entire Taylor Swift song as background music in her recent video. Is this fair use?

• Yes, Taylor Swift is super popular right now.

• Yes, the YouTuber must be a Swiftie!

• No, the YouTuber was not popular enough to use Taylor Swift's music.

• No, they should not have used the entire song.

If Blair really likes a photo someone else posted on Facebook, can she screenshot it and post it on her Instagram without asking for permission?

• Yes, she took it from Facebook and posted it on Instagram.

• Yes, the photo was really beautiful.

• No, the photo was taken without permission.

• No, Blair doesn't have enough followers to post on Instagram.