Copyright laws and Fair Use Act

1. Created by: Tambra King
July 1, 2013
Alabama State University
LEM: 511
COPYRIGHT
AND
FAIR USE

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
• What is the purpose of Copyrights?
• Fair Use Established
• Fair Use Guidelines
• TEACH Act Changes (2002)
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Copyright Infringement
• Important Reminders
• Reference

3. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COPYRIGHTS

4. FAIR USE ESTABLISHED
• Established in 1976
• „Copyrighted materials may be used without express permission
of the copyright holder under certain conditions

5. FAIR USE GUIDELINES
Section 107 has four factors
• Educational use/ non--profit
• Nature of copyrighted work
• Excerpt or portion of work
• Cannot impair marketability

6. TEACH ACT CHANGES (2002)
• Expands categories of works that can be performed in DE to limited & reasonable portions
• ‹ Removes concept of physical classroom
• ‹ Allows storage of copyrighted materials on a server to permit asynchronous
performances & displays
• Permits institutions to digitize works to use in distance education
• ‹Clarifies that participants in DE courses are not liable for infringement

7. THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
Books and Periodical Tables
• Copying cannot be used to create or substitute for anthologies.
• Copying from “consumable” works such as workbooks or exercises is forbidden no matter
what the salesman says. •
• Copying is not a substitute for purchasing nor can the same teacher copy the same thing
term after term.

8. THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
Television and Video
• Television programs may be taped for in-class use under the fair use guidelines.
• Only copy prerecorded tapes with the publisher’s permission.
• Student-teacher created tapes can be copied as time allows

9. THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
Internet
• Material may not be posted from another Web site without permission.
• Material from the Internet may not be compiled into a new work.
• Copyright material cannot be scanned for school use.

10. • Compilations such as phone books
• Materials in the public domain
• Freeware (but not shareware)
• U.S. government works
• Facts
• Ideas, processes, methods, and
systems described in copyrighted
materials
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Copyright protection does not apply to the following list of
items, and you are free to use them as you please:

11. REFERENCES
• Scheeren, William O. Technology for the school librarian : theory and practice / William O.
Scheeren