Copyright and Fair Use Unit
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Define copyright and include five interesting facts such as when copyright laws were enacted, how you get something copyrighted, what can be copyrighted, etc.
Define Fair Use and include five interesting facts such as when Fair Use laws were enacted, how they are used and why Fair Use is acceptable.
Pretend that you have just invented the next big product that everyone will want. You will become a zillionaire when it hits the market. However, as soon as you start to make money, someone takes your idea, makes a few changes and offers it for a lesser price. What can you do to protect your investment and your profits?
Pretend that you are a movie producer and people are comparing you to Steven Spielberg. Your first movie comes out and it is a big hit. Movie goers are lining up to see your movie. You are going to be very, very rich. However, during the second week of release, someone pirates the movie and puts it on the internet and sells the movie as a download. Does this seem fair to you? What will this do your future earnings.
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ReplyDeleteBy: Jailyn Bush
Copyright laws are special laws detailed for the creator of the works with specified distribution instructions. Copyright laws were applied upon the nation as far back as 1787.The duration of the copy right laws last from the creator’s lifetime and 50- 100 years. Copyright laws apply to original works of all genres to help creators keep authority over their creations. Copyright doesn’t protect the usage of short names and phrases. The print and press inspired the idea of copyright to protect the work of others.
Fair use pertains to the exceptions and limitations outside of copyright laws. Fair use laws originated in the United States. These limitations outline the process and legal manner in which ay product is allowed to be reproduced. The fair use doctrine is located in section 107 of copyright law. Fair use has been used to settle legal feuds about Barbie to Washington. Fair use is the limited amount you are allowed to quote or use from a copyrighted works.
In order to protect your product from being stolen you must take the necessary precautions of having your work copyrighted. This is not fair because of the amount of time it takes the movie producer to create the movie and to have it pirated for free is unethical. This in turn lowers not only the net worth of the movie but also subtracts from the total profit. Pirating can affect the possibility of a sequel and even its popularity.
Works Cited
1. "What Is Fair Use?" Columbia Copyright Advisory Office What Is Fair Use Comments. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. .
2. "What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. .
3. "U.S. Copyright Office." U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 27 Mar. 2015. .
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ReplyDeleteBy: Riley Rochester
Copyright is the legal right to a product. The Congress enacted copyright laws in May of 1790. Copyright is meant to be reasonable, keeping people from stealing the credit of other’s work. It is also meant to allow the progression of the arts and sciences in society, allowing for portions of work to be sold or used academically for free. Creators of copyrighted work have the option to share in different ways, selling rights to a single consumers or to entities. Tangible media can be copyrighted, it simply must be in a viewable form. Original work is protected by copyright at the moment of completion, however the copyright can be strengthened be becoming registered with the US.
Copyright is impacted by Fair Use. Fair Use is a limitation set to copyrights to allow portions of works to be used without express permission from the creator. Fair use was created to allow the furthering of knowledge, researchers and students using each other’s work. For the most part, if a particular usage seems fair, it is. Fair use applies only to copyrighted materials, not to random works or those in the Public Domain, where work ends up 70 after the creator’s death. Acknowledgment of the original creator in a work is non-infringing.
If I were to create a multi-million dollar product which, after hitting the market, was immediately followed by a string of knock offs, I would have little choice but to simply reinforce my copyright. “You get what you pay for,” the Recording Industry Association of America wrote in the Star Telegram. Knockoff products are everywhere, and difficult to regulate. I could possibly copyright my design, preventing a theft of the basic premise of the product. However copies could still end up in flea markets, where they are “Probably not legitimate,” the Recording Industry Association of America tipped.
Were I to become a hit movie producer, I would be upset if people were to produce masses of pirated copies of my film. An enormous amount of time and effort are put into the production of any work, especially a film. I would take measures to ensure the copyright of my movie, as it is unfair to have work illegally distributed. “In Texas… music piracy costs an estimated $760 million and nearly 6,000 jobs,” Dianna Hunt wrote. Future earnings would be hugely and negatively impacted.
Works Cited
Band, Jonathan, and Jonathan Gerafi. "The Fair Use/Fair Dealing Handbook." Infojustice.org. 20 Mar. 2013. Web. 31 Mar. 2015. .
Winstein, Keith. "Introduction to Copyright Law." MIT Open Courseware. Massachusettes Institution of Technology, 1 Jan. 2006. Web. 1 Jan. 2015. .
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"Welcome to the Copyright Tutorial." Copyright 101. Web. 23 Mar. 2015. .
"Welcome To The FACE Kids Site." Welcome To The FACE Kids Site. Web. 23 Mar. 2015. .
"Copyright and You The Fair Use Analysis Tool: Empowering ECT Professionals to Make Fair Use Decisions." TechTrends: 11-13. Print
Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic and other intellectual works. To copyright is to make copies of their work, distribute copies of their work, perform their work in public, display their work in public, or make derivatives of their work. It is illegal to do any of the things listed unless you have permission from the author or creator. The rule of the thumb for fair use is that 10% of a work can be used. For example, 30 seconds of a 3 minute song. Another interesting fact is fair Use was enacted as “federal law in 1976 under the Copyright Act of 1976. Also if one is working for a company to generate images and music, “the copyrighted material belongs to the company” not the person who came up with the idea. Also after 70 years after a person’s death, copyright of the person’s work is otiose. Last but not least just in Texas, Music Piracy costs 760 million dollars and 6,000 jobs.
When you create something aren’t you proud of your work? Would you want any of your work to be stolen? It wouldn’t be fair that’s why these laws are invented, to protect your work and others. There are certain types of work that is protected by copyright. This includes literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic, sculptural works, motion pictures, sound recordings and architectural works. Some things aren’t protected unfortunately like ideas, titles, names, things like that. Copyright exists automatically when the work is made, when it is fixed in a tangible copy for the first time.
It would definitely not be fair because I put a lot of hard work and effort into that movie and I make money off of people going to see it at movie theatres and buying it. Piracy is a serious crime and can costs millions of dollars. For someone to just make it to where everyone can see is not fair at all. That will make my profits go way down since people will have already seen it.
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ReplyDeleteBy: Coral Jackson
The Copyright Laws are used to protect authors, artist, and normal, everyday people from being a victim of thievery. Copyright protects art, literature, and even concepts or ideas from being stolen against the creator’s will. It is an old yet well thought out idea, it has saved the ideas of generations for many years and many more to come. These Copyright laws were mentioned in the Constitution of The United States of America and have been an established law since. To get a copyright, you can’t simply go buy it at a convent store, you have to get it granted to you. Copyright does not however, protect you from everything. It cannot protect things such as song titles, book plots, sayings or phrases.
Likewise, Fair use laws help protect authors and artist but in a different way. Fair use allows a selection of the works to be used for purposes such as education, research and a few other possibilities. The fair use laws were published in 1996. With using these article selection there is a limit to how much is able to be used. A maximum of 10% of the work can be used for educational purposes under the fair use laws. The Fair use laws stretch the copyright laws to its max while still being legal.
If I invented a major product and someone pirated it I would sue them for stealing work without permission. They have broken the copyright and fair use laws that are in the Constitution of Independence. “The “labeling” violation is a third-degree-felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.” Also, once I won the case, I would immediately make sure that all my works were protected by the copyright and fair use laws. After all, pirating is, “A crime that preys on the ignorant.”
If I was a movie producer and someone pirates my film I would reimburse my copyright. I would make sure to place warnings at the introduction of said film and have its registration with the US copyright office legitimized. Pirating is “An international crime industry that costs Texas hundreds of millions of dollars.”
To sum it up, the copy right fair use laws protect author, artist and everyday people from thieves. It is used to keep peace between all.
Works cited
1. Bailey, Jonathan. 5 Stupid Copyright Questions That Aren't. Web. .
2. "General Copy Right Information." 5 Stupid Copyright Questions That Aren't. Blackboard, 1 Jan. 2000. Web. .
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ReplyDeleteCarissa Aglietti
A copyright means that if somebody has created something and it is their original work, they have the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record it in different media and authorize others to do the same. Copyright laws have been established in the United States since 1790, and maybe even earlier than that. There are many different methods in which to get your work copyrighted. Though your work is technically completely owned by you the second you create it, it’s more efficient to institute a more official form of it. This is because if somebody attempts to violate your unofficial copyright, you don’t have much evidence as to prove it’s yours. An interesting thing about copyrights is that you can't copyright an idea, as ridiculous as it sounds; it must be something already created. In addition to that, you own the rights to any pictures/audio/written material you make during a freelance assignment unless you have agreed to sell some or all of the rights your client.
One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies, a concept otherwise known as “fair use”. Fair use is the most significant and most used copyright exception. It is used by schools, students, artists, designers, and chances are, you have even exercised this right. It was founded in 1996. These rights are acceptable to society because whether a teacher wants to show someone else’s material in class, or if a student wants to use someone’s music for their project, they need the fair use rights in order to use that media. Things that we may consider “no big deal” every day are protected by fair use rights.
If someone were to steal the idea of a product I’d already invented, I could protect it using copyright laws. Firstly, I would be wise enough to make putting a copyright on my work a priority. If somebody copied my creation, I could bring them to court and prove that the original work was mine because the most important evidence I need is my copyright.
If I were a movie producer and someone decided to pirate my movie and post it online to share, I wouldn’t think it’d be fair to me. This is because while regular people could be buying the movie in stores and giving the participants of the movie well-earned money, they now have free access to it.
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ReplyDeleteBy: Abby Carroll
I bet you did not know that every time you draw, write a poem, or write an essay that you own the copyright to it! Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of original works by definition it means legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. It is illegal to make copies of your work, distribute copies of your work, or to even show your work publically. All these rules are thanks to the Copyright Act of 1976. Copyright is important because when there is a lot of time spent on a work it is not super easy to just take the work and make it your own. You would probably be pretty sad if someone just took your work without giving you any credit, which is what the copyright laws protect. Copyright protects "original works of authorship" meaning any new or original things. As soon as a picture is taken the person who hit the button to take the photo owns copyright. Something I learned in my research is a public domain is something that can be copied by anyone, I also learned that there are thousands of jobs lost each year because of copyright. I was surprised when I learned that copyright only last till the author passes away plus 70 years. I had always assumed that once something is copyrighted that it would always be copyrighted.
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
Copyright is a verry serious and widly egnored topic. This problem came up with the invention of the internet that made it easy to plagerize other peoples work. The copyright act was made to protecked peoples work from theft. This act came around in the 1970s and was a cause for widespred panic as people begain to relize that there own stuff was not safe. However thanks to the coppyright law people were enabled to get there works protected.
ReplyDelete101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
Marina Nelson
ReplyDeleteCopyright: when you illegally take someone else's work and use it as your own.
The law for copyright was made in 1787 and it lets you use legal action to prevent or stop someone from taking your work.
There are some exceptions to the law for example when you use a song In a video or ex. you can only use 10% of the song, anything above could become a crime.
There are things the copyright laws can’t prevent or that you can’t copyright like
Commonly known info, Choreography and names. Copyright laws also do not protect ideas.
Fair use: a legal doctrine that allows you to use someone else's work without their permission, but making sure you use it responsibly.
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
Copyright and Fair Use Blog
ReplyDeleteCarissa Aglietti
A copyright means that if somebody has created something and it is their original work, they have the exclusive legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record it in different media and authorize others to do the same. Copyright laws have been established in the United States since 1790, and maybe even earlier than that. There are many different methods in which to get your work copyrighted. Though your work is technically completely owned by you the second you create it, it’s more efficient to institute a more official form of it. This is because if somebody attempts to violate your unofficial copyright, you don’t have much evidence as to prove it’s yours. An interesting thing about copyrights is that you can't copyright an idea, as ridiculous as it sounds; it must be something already created. In addition to that, you own the rights to any pictures/audio/written material you make during a freelance assignment unless you have agreed to sell some or all of the rights your client.
One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies, a concept otherwise known as “fair use”. Fair use is the most significant and most used copyright exception. It is used by schools, students, artists, designers, and chances are, you have even exercised this right. It was founded in 1996. These rights are acceptable to society because whether a teacher wants to show someone else’s material in class, or if a student wants to use someone’s music for their project, they need the fair use rights in order to use that media. Things that we may consider “no big deal” every day are protected by fair use rights.
If someone were to steal the idea of a product I’d already invented, I could protect it using copyright laws. Firstly, I would be wise enough to make putting a copyright on my work a priority. If somebody copied my creation, I could bring them to court and prove that the original work was mine because the most important evidence I need is my copyright.
If I were a movie producer and someone decided to pirate my movie and post it online to share, I wouldn’t think it’d be fair to me. This is because while regular people could be buying the movie in stores and giving the participants of the movie well-earned money, they now have free access to it.
"Welcome to the Copyright Tutorial." Copyright 101. Web. 23 Mar. 2015. .
"Welcome To The FACE Kids Site." Welcome To The FACE Kids Site. Web. 23 Mar. 2015. .
"Copyright and You The Fair Use Analysis Tool: Empowering ECT Professionals to Make Fair Use Decisions." TechTrends: 11-13. Print
Copyright is when you take somebody else’s work and use it as your own without citing it. "All U.S. works PUBLISHED before 1923 are in the public domain." "A copyright notice is no longer required for protection." "E-mail is copyrighted as soon as it is sent or saved." "U.S. government works may contain material that is copyrighted by others." "There is a lot of copyright infringement on the internet." Fair use is work from others that can be used to criticize or tell others about the person they are using the work of. Fair use was "created by judges and enshrined in the law." Fair use is primarily designed to allow the use of the copyright protected work for commentary." Fair use should be minimal and is similar to copyright but is not using it for personal income or gain. Many people have tried to figure out what is and is not good fair use, but no one really knows. Things like parodies are examples of fair use because the person who made the work obviously wouldn't bash themselves.
ReplyDeleteIf I made an invention and then someone changed a few things and sold it I would either make more changes on my own invention or file for a lawsuit. No one can just steal someone else’s work. I would probably copyright my idea before they could copyright theirs. If they copyrighted theirs first then technically they could due me. I would probably copyright my idea then I would sue them.
If somebody pirated my movie that I made it would not be fair because I worked hard and I spent a lot of money trying to make it. I would’ve gotten money from all the sales but since someone pirated it I wouldn't make those great sales. I would probably not be gaining much money.
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Marina Nelson
ReplyDeleteCopyright: when you illegally take someone else's work and use it as your own.
The law for copyright was made in 1787 and it lets you use legal action to prevent or stop someone from taking your work.
There are some exceptions to the law for example when you use a song In a video or ex. you can only use 10% of the song, anything above could become a crime.
There are things the copyright laws can’t prevent or that you can’t copyright like
Commonly known info, Choreography and names. Copyright laws also do not protect ideas.
Fair use: a legal doctrine that allows you to use someone else's work without their permission, but making sure you use it responsibly.
If someone took my idea and used it
How I would protect it is by using "safe-harbor" for online service providers. These safe harbor provisions shield you from liability for the copyright infringements of your site's users and for linking to copyright-infringing material from other online sources, as long as you establish effective "notice-and-takedown"
Having someone take my movie and publish it for free for everyone else to use for free is not fair at all, It is not right to do that because the person who works really hard for their project to be a success and they would get a lot of money and taking that away from them is not right. My future earnings will be less and that is not right!
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
Mileah Meehan
ReplyDeleteCopyright is when you take somebody else’s work and use it as your own without citing it. "All U.S. works PUBLISHED before 1923 are in the public domain." "A copyright notice is no longer required for protection." "E-mail is copyrighted as soon as it is sent or saved." "U.S. government works may contain material that is copyrighted by others." "There is a lot of copyright infringement on the internet." Fair use is work from others that can be used to criticize or tell others about the person they are using the work of. Fair use was "created by judges and enshrined in the law." Fair use is primarily designed to allow the use of the copyright protected work for commentary." Fair use should be minimal and is similar to copyright but is not using it for personal income or gain. Many people have tried to figure out what is and is not good fair use, but no one really knows. Things like parodies are examples of fair use because the person who made the work obviously wouldn't bash themselves.
If I made an invention and then someone changed a few things and sold it I would either make more changes on my own invention or file for a lawsuit. No one can just steal someone else’s work. I would probably copyright my idea before they could copyright theirs. If they copyrighted theirs first then technically they could due me. I would probably copyright my idea then I would sue them.
If somebody pirated my movie that I made it would not be fair because I worked hard and I spent a lot of money trying to make it. I would’ve gotten money from all the sales but since someone pirated it I wouldn't make those great sales. I would probably not be gaining much money.
Citation
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
copyright means that when you create somthing you claim it soley as youre own and no one else can use it.did you know that all U.S. works published before 1923 are in the public domain, and that copyright experts estimate that 85% of all U.S. works published between 1923 and 1963 are now in the public domain, All facts and ideas are in the public domain. Even though there are no official "copyright cops." However, there are many self-appointed ones who fuss about sharing of materials. And materials published before 3/1/89 without a valid copyright notice is in the public domain. Which means you can use it freely.
ReplyDeleteUnder the "fair use" rule of copyright law, an author may make limited use of another author's work without asking permission. This is so that if you like the idea you can use it, but you have to make it a diffrent way. % intresting facts about this are that the quality of the farly used idea has to be better than the quantity. You cant just copy an paist theire idea and blue print. Fair use came about after people kept filing clames that people were taking others ideas and making them there won. This is alowed by the fair use. It opens up the ideas of others.
I could copyright my invetion so that they wouldnt be able to use my method of creating it. It would help others also because they wouldent be acused of fraud wich would cause a massive decrease in there sales and posibly make them go out of buisness. It would protect there integrety as well as my anual income and taxes.
Its great that they liked my movie so much they felt they had to share it with the world. However i need to eat and food costs money so i would like them to take it down as it is not fair to the hundreds of people that worked under pressure to meet the dedline to get the movie out. That is why its not fair to us and i ask that they please take down the pireted movie or ill get the police involed.
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
Phoenix Villalobos Blog
ReplyDeleteCopyright laws are laws made for creators of work such as a book, movie, or television. The amount of time for copy right laws to be used is 50 to 100 years even after the creator’s death. Copyright laws were used to help creators have their ownership or authority over their work so that people cannot use and steal their work. Copyright laws were made all the way from 1787. Copyright doesn’t protect the use of short names and phrases. However copies could still end up in flea markets, where they are more than likely not legitimate. Print and press inspired the idea of copyright to protect the work of others. Acknowledgment of the original creator in a work is non-infringing. Fair use is related to the exceptions and limitations of copyright laws. These limitations outline the process and legal manner in which ay product is allowed to be reproduced. Copyright laws were made all the way from 1787 he fair use doctrine is located in section 107 of copyright law. Fair use is the limited amount you are allowed to quote or use from a copyrighted works. Five things that I learned about fair use are: fair use is a defense to copyright infringement, it can be used for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, the amount of work, the effect on the commercial market, and the purpose of the use all affect whether something is considered a fair use.
Citation
"What Is Fair Use?" Columbia Copyright Advisory Office What Is Fair Use Comments. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
"U.S. Copyright Office." U.S. Copyright Office. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
"What Is Fair Use?" Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center What Is Fair Use Comments. 4 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Mar. 2015.
Parness, Adam. "Copyright Kids!" Copyright Kids! FA©E Kids Subcommittee of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Web. 25 Mar. 2015.
Altaf Hakemy Blog
ReplyDeleteCopyright became a problem because people have plagiarized others works. So the copyright act came out in the 1970’s, in which it protected others works. Say you come up with the next big product and it doesn’t have a copyright. Someone else can copy it and release it themselves, which then they can copyright it and
Say you come out with the latest trending music and some pirate put it on the internet for free. That’s because you didn’t copyright it.
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015
Henry Klinge III Blog
ReplyDeleteCopyright laws are special laws detailed for the creator of the works with specified distribution instructions. “It’s a billion dollar industry,” said Tarrant county assisstant District attorney Martin Purselley. I learned That The Congress shall have Power To…promote the Progress of Science and Useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;” I learned That Copyright protection does not last forever. I also learned That Section 108 does not permit the making of unlimited copies of a copyrighted work. I learned that a library or archive may copy entire works upon user request if it is for non-scholarly use and the institution displays a copyright warning. The library or archive also must have “first determined, on the basis of a reasonable investigation, that a copy of the copyrighted work cannot be obtained at a fair price.” I learned that The Licensing Division is responsible for helping to administer the various statutory licenses and similar provisions, including: secondary transmissions of radio and television programs by cable and satellite systems.
Fair use is the limited amount you are allowed to quote or use from a copyrighted works. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. Reproducing a factual work is more likely to be fair use than a creative, artistic work such as a musical composition. The amount and significance of the portion used in relation to the entire work reproducing smaller portions of a work is more likely to be fair use than larger portions. The effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work — uses which have no or little market impact on the copyrighted work are more likely to be fair than those that interfere with potential markets. Fair use is purposefully broad and flexible. If I were to create a multi-million dollar product which, after hitting the market, was immediately followed by a string of knock offs I would copyright my idea so I could make money off of it. If someone pirated my movie I would sue them and copyright it to make money off of it.
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ReplyDeleteBy: Nick Cave Blog 3rd
ReplyDeleteCopyright is the legal right to a product. The Congress enacted copyright laws in May of 1790. Copyright is meant to be reasonable, keeping people from stealing the credit of other’s work. It is also meant to allow the progression of the arts and sciences in society, allowing for portions of work to be sold or used academically for free. Creators of copyrighted work have the option to share in different ways, selling rights to a single consumers or to entities. Tangible media can be copyrighted, it simply must be in a viewable form. Original work is protected by copyright at the moment of completion, however the copyright can be strengthened be becoming registered with the US. ”There are many legitimate and beneficial purposes for libraries or archives to reproduce copyrighted works without permission of the copyright holder. Subject to certain provisions and limitations, the provisions of section 108 are intended to ensure that nonprofit libraries are protected from certain types of copying liability.”
Fair use is the most significant and most used copyright exception. It is used by schools, students, artists, designers, and chances are, you have even exercised this right. ‘The purpose of the fair use provision is to allow limited use of copyrighted material without obtaining prior permission from the copyright owner.” It was founded in 1996. These rights are acceptable to society because whether a teacher wants to show someone else’s material in class, or if a student wants to use someone’s music for their project, they need the fair use rights in order to use that media. Things that we may consider “no big deal” every day are protected by fair use rights. “The law permits some “fair” uses if a reasoned analysis is conducted and most of the factors weigh in favor of fair use.”
1.) To protect my ideas from being stolen from people who want to steal my ideas and use them for profit, I could get my work Copyrighted. Which would prevent them from stealing my work, and allow me to receive all the profits, so I can become the next zillionaire.
2.) It would not be fair if someone copied my work/movie and sold it to make their own profits. This would not be fair because it would decrease the profits I would normally receive because people would just watch the pirated version and not pay to see it released in theaters.
"What Is Fair Use?" Columbia Copyright Advisory Office What Is Fair Use Comments. Web. 13 April. 2015. .
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Parness, Adam. "Copyright Kids!" Copyright Kids! FA©E Kids Subcommittee of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Web. 13 April. 2015.
Altaf Hakemy Blog
ReplyDeleteCopyright became a problem because people have plagiarized others works. So the copyright act came out in the 1970’s, in which it protected others works. Say you come up with the next big product and it doesn’t have a copyright. Someone else can copy it and release it themselves, which then they can copyright it and
Say you come out with the latest trending music and some pirate put it on the internet for free. That’s because you didn’t copyright it. Also ideas and many other things are not safe from the copyright.
Fair use limtis you to copy or use from copyrighted works. You can use samples of music, poems, documents, etc... DO not copy the whole thing. Some video clips T.V shows and some videos are available to use completley for free. Say if i create something that becomes so succeslful that i become
101, Copyright. "Intro to Copyright." Copyright101.edu.byu. 1 Jan. 2013. Web
Society, Copyright. "Copyright Kids." Copyrightkids.org. 1 Jan. 2014. Web.
Webster, Mariam. "Fair Use." Mariam Webster. Encyclopedia Brittanica, 11 Nov. 1999. Web. 25 Mar. 2015