¡Principle and Rules of Copyright
¡Plagiarism and Trademarks
¡Lesson Objectives
¡Students will learn the meaning of copyright and how it applies to web design
¡Students will learn the difference between copyright, plagiarism and trademarks.
¡Students will know what can and cannot be used on a web page
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¡Copyright
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Happens as soon as the work is created.
¡This means:
You can still be sued even if the work is not registered.
¡Owner Rights
¡Reproduce the work
¡Prepare a “spin off” of the work
¡Distribute copies or phonorecords
¡Perform the work publicly
¡Display the work publicly
¡Perform sound recordings publicly
¡They can also give permission to others to do the same
¡Copyrights obtained for:
¡Copyright Registration
Online
¡Application
¡$35.00 non refundable fee
¡ Copy of the work
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Paper copy
¡Application
¡$50.00 non refundable fee
¡Non-returnable copy of the work
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All three must be sent in the same package.
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¡How long does it last?
¡Life plus 70 years (or 95 years if anonymous or pseudonym –fictitious or pen name) or 120 years whichever is shortest.
¡Exception is Fair Use policy.
¡If there are co-authors then it lasts for 70 years after the last author passes away.
¡The works can be sold to someone else of they can be left in a will. (Example?)
¡Fair Use
Created for teacher’s and students.
¡Guidelines-purpose, nature, amount and effect
¡Government works are public domain and can be used freely.
¡Up to 10% of a work can be used.
¡Chart of Usage
¡Examples
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¡Plagiarism
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¡Act of stealing and passing off ideas, words or other intellectual property produced by another as one’s own.
¡Be safe and cite your source!
¡Trademarks
¡Allows commerce entities to protect a particular word, symbol or design to identify their goods and services.
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¡Can you name a few?
¡Trademarks
¡Trademark Symbols
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¡TM
¡PATENTS
¡What is protected on the WWW?
¡Assume that everything on the web is protected.
¡The underlying design of a web page and its contents including but not limited to:
¡Links
¡Original text
¡Graphics
¡Audio
¡Video
¡Html
¡List of web sites
¡All other unique elements
¡How does this tie into web design?
When creating a web page you can:
¡Link to other web sites
¡Use free graphics
¡You Cannot…
¡Put the contents of another person’s or organizations website on your page.
¡Copy and paste information from various internet sources to create “your own” site
¡Incorporate other people’s electronic material such as email in your own document without permission.
¡You Cannot…
¡Forward someone’s email to another person without permission.
¡Change the context of someone’s digital correspondence in a way to change the meaning
¡Copy and paste other’s resources on your page.
¡You cannot…
¡Copy and paste logos, icons, and other graphics from other web sites to your web page unless it is “freeware”. Shareware is not free!
¡Summary
¡Cannot use copyrighted material without permission
¡Material can be protected without symbols.
¡Penalties for violation range from mild to severe.
¡Write or email author to use their work
¡Follow the directions for using the material.
¡To copyright your own material make sure it is visible with the symbol, date and name of owner.
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¡References
Information for this power point was used with permission from the George Mason University Website.
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This project is just about done. I tried to upload it several times. I will have it posted as a media file in the next few days.
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