K-12 COPYRIGHT LAWS

COPYRIGHT DEFINITION“The legal right granted to an author, a

composer, a playwright, a publisher, or a

distributor to exclusive publication,

production, sale, or distribution of a

literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work.”

What are my fair use rights?

Use of copyrighted material must be for non-

profit educational purposes.

THE MAGIC #

10%

DON’TS Do not copy if the item is consumable. Do not copy if you are substituting for

purchasing. Do not copy if you are going to charge

more than the item costs. Do not copy if you intend to use it term after

term.

DO’S Motion media: 10% or 3 min. Text material: 10% or 1000 words Music: 10% no more than 30 sec. Illustrations/photographs: 5 images from 1

artist or 10% from a collection Numerical data: 10% or 2500 fields Multimedia project: 2 copies

What is the magic number?

A

C

B

20%

30%

10%

Correct!

How much motion media can be used?

A

C

B

Up to 10% of the total or 3 min. whichever is less

Up to 15% of the total or 3 min. whichever is less

Up to 10% of the total or 2 min. whichever is less

Correct!

How much music can be used?

A

C

B

Up to 10% of the work but no more than 1 min.

Up to 10% of the work but no more than 30 sec.

Up to 15% of the work but no more than 1 hr.

Correct!

How many illustrations/photographs can be used?

A

C

B

No more than five images from one artist

No more than ten images from one artist

No more than 100 images from one artist

Correct!

How long until a song goes to the public domain?

A

C

B

10% of the artist’s life

300 years

Four score and 7 years

Correct!

THE END~

Now go forth and copy!

Incorrect!

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