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04 3 Copyright

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Copyright & Fair Use

ENGR. JEFF MACNELL A. DE JESUS, CpE,CCpE,LPT


What is copyright?
• The 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.
What does it do?
• Gives authors or artists the
legal right to exclude others
from using their works.
Copyright Information
• Copyright protects “original
works of authorship” that
are fixed in “a tangible form
of expression.”
• Rights begin at the moment
of “fixation.”
Copyright Information
• Copyright is automatic when a
protectable work has been fixed
in a tangible medium such as a
floppy disk or hard drive.
• A poem or picture is as much
protected on a disk as on a
piece of paper or on a canvas.
What is protected?
· literary works (all text including computer software)
· musical works
· dramatic works
· pantomimes & choreographic works
· pictorial, graphic, & sculptural works
· motion pictures & other audiovisual works
· sound recordings
· architectural works
What is Copyright?

CAGUITLA
What does Copyright
do?

MANIQUIZ
What is not protected?
· ideas, concepts, or discoveries
· titles, names, short phrases, and slogans
· works that are not fixed in a tangible form of
expression such as improvised speech or dance
· works consisting entirely of information that is
commonly available and contains no originality
· anything written or created by the US government
What rights does the owner
•
control?
Rights to:
· make copies of the work
· distribute copies of the work
· perform the work publicly (such as for plays,
film, or music)
· display the work publicly (such as for artwork, or
any material used on the internet or television)
· make “derivative works” (including making
modifications, adaptations or other new uses of a
work, or translating the work to another media)
How long does copyright
protection last? (Current Act)*
· for the life of the author,
plus 70 years
· 95 years for corporations

*since 1978
How long does copyright
protection last?
· In the Philippines,
copyrights only last a
lifetime (of the author)
plus 50 years.
Copyright law of the Philippines.
Philippine copyright law is enshrined in
the Intellectual Property Code of the
Philippines, officially known as
Republic Act No. 8293. The law is
partly based
on United States copyright law &
the principles of the Berne
Convention for the Protection of
Literary and Artistic Works
Limits to Copyright
• E-mail messages and web pages
may be covered by copyright but
such protection is subject to limits.
• It does not give its owners the right
to sell or distribute such things as
libelous e-mail messages or works
that are obscene or invade
someone’s right of privacy.
How long does
copyright
protection last in
the Philippines?
DY
The Intellectual
Property Code is
also known as
what Republic Act?
SEMILLANO
How can I tell if its copyrighted?
• Look in the GET INFO (Mac)
or Properties screen for
trademark information
• Contact author if possible
What if I use copyrighted work?
• If you use copyrighted
work and author finds
out, he/she must notify
you in writing if he/she
wants you to remove it.
• You MUST remove it.
When can you use
copyrighted material?
• Personal, academic, not-for-
profit use – some authors will
let you use
• Give the author credit
– Linking to author’s site
• This falls under “Fair Use”
Fair Use
• A doctrine in the US copyright
law that allows limited use of
copyrighted material without
requiring permission from the
rights holders such as for
commentary, criticism, news
reporting, research, teaching or
scholarship.
What should I do?
• Use your best judgment
– Everything on Web is copyrighted
property of someone
– Academic use does NOT automatically
protect you from being sued for
copyright infringement.
– http://www.ala.org/washoff/teach.html
for coverage on academic use
Free Stuff
• You can find totally free
graphic sites on the Web by
entering “free graphics”
into a search engine.
• Images usually are poor
quality
• Worth it; free
Finding Images
• Your responsibility to find out
if it is free for your use or not.
• Law – every image is
protected by copyright
automatically when it’s
created
• Question – Does owner care if
you use it?
What is Fair Use?

PALOMO
What is the
difference between
Copyright and Fair
Use?
ARTATEZ

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