Copyright Answer Key
Hunt 1: What is copyright?
What is a copyright?"copyright is a legal device that provides the creator of a work of art or literature, or a work that conveys information or ideas, the right to control how the work is used." Stephen Fishman, Esq. The Copyright Handbook, 1996.
What are the three requirements for something to be copyrighted?
- The item must be fixed in some way.
- The work must be original.
- The work must be minimally different from the original
What cannot be copyrighted?
Works in the public domain cannot be copyrighted. They are assumed to be for everyone.What is the definition of "fair use"?
Fair use is the amount of likeness that the new work has compared to the original. If it is too close, it is in violation of fair use. All works must be cited to the original.What can be copied?
Book chapters, articles from periodicals or newspapers, short essays or poems, charts and graphs, etc.Hunt 2: Using pictures or graphics on your webpage
What type of website has pictures available to add to your website without needing to gain permission from the user?
Pictures obtained from a public domain do not need permission to be used. (However it is still a good idea to ask if possible.)What are the requirements that you must follow when you want to use information or pictures from Wikipedia?
[From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reusing_Wikipedia_content]If you want to use Wikipedia materials in your own books/articles/web sites or other publications, you can do so, but you must comply with one of the licenses that Wikipedia's text is licensed under.
Hunt 3: Including student work or pictures on your website
When storing website data on a school server, what ownership do students have of content?
All web pages on the District's server(s) are the property of the Boise School District.What information about students may be published unless not approved by a parent or guardian? (Think FERPA)
Names, photographs, affiliation with school organizations.Is permission required to post student work on your website? And if so, who would need to give it?
All student work must have the permission of either the student or the parent.