How long does copyright last?

For works created after 1989, liife of the author, plus 70 years

Excerpt from Fair Use

"....the fair use of a copyrighted work......for the purpose of .....teaching......is not an infringement of copyright...."

These factors should be considered before copying material:

• Character of the Use
• Nature of the Material to be Copied
• Amount and Importance of the Part Copied
• Effect on Market for Permissions

What Does "Fair Use" Allow for Educators?

• Incorporate others' works into their multimedia creations
• Teach remote classes
• Maintain multimedia portfolios
• Share at professional meetings

TIME LIMIT IS 2 YEARS!

What are the limitations?

• Motion Media - 3 minutes or 10%
• Text - 1000 words or 10%
• Music - 30 seconds or 10%
• Data - 2500 cells or 10%
• Illustrations - 5 images one artist 15 images from a collective work or 10%

What are the guidelines for students?
Students may:

• Create multimedia projects.
• Perform and display their own projects in the course for which they were created.
• Retain projects in their own portfolios.

If "Fair Use" does not apply, seek permission to copy.

Sample Letters:
Image or Sound
Internet Resource
Off-air Recording
Print Materials

Copyright notice that educators and students should place on the opening screen of a presentation or the title page of a project:

Some of the material in the presentation is covered by the Fair Use Section of the Copyright Law, Title 17, U.S. Code

Links that may be of help:

Resources:

Harper, Georgia. [web page] April 1999; http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/faculty.htm. [Accessed 17 Aug 1999].

Updike, Brad. [web page]March 1998;http://www.usd.edu/cidd/copyright/copyrightlaw2.html#multimedia. [Accessed 17 Aug 1999].

Copyright © 1999 by Jean Bengfort

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