Fair Use Flashcards
Fair use
A limitation on the copyright act very use of allows people other than the copyright owner to copy part or in some circumstances all of the copyrighted work even where the copyright holder has not given permission or objects.
The copyright act
Gives copyright holder the exclusive right to reproduce works for a limited time.
Is the new work the same as the copyrighted work or have you transform the original work using and you and different way?
Transformative quality
Will you make money from the new work or is it intended for nonprofit educational or personal purposes commercial uses can still be fair uses the courts are more likely to find fair use when you use is for noncommercial purposes.
Commercial or noncommercial
This law provides a copyright the moment something is put in tangible form
The federal copyright law
When does copyright go into effect?
The copyright fixes to the work the moment it is written on paper saved on disk printed on canvas recorded on tape or exposed to film.
Which circumstances allow teachers to duplicate copyrighted materials?
The copying is at the instance an inspiration of the teacher.
There is not sufficient time prior to use to request permission from the publisher.
The copy is only for one course in school.
Each copy includes a notice of copyright as it appears in the book or periodical.