Copyright ©
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More
Information:
-U.S. Copyright Office
-when U.S. works pass into the public domain :
www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
-U.S.
Code Collection: Title 17 Copyright
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/
-10
Myths about Copyright Explained:
www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
-A
history of Copyright in the U.S.
www.arl.org/info/frn/copy/timeline.html
-Copyright
and the Web
What does
Copyright do?
Protects
Expression ( and the money it generates )
What
Copyright does not do!
It
does not protect: Ideas, Facts, Titles, Names, Short Phrases, Blank Forms
Definition
of 'Expression' :
Literary, Dramatic & Musical works; Pantomimes &
Choreography; Pictorial, Graphic + Sculptural works; Sound recordings;
Architectural work.
FAIR USE:
1.
Purpose
& Character of the use
2.
The
nature of the Copyright work
3.
Amount
& Sustainability of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as
a whole
4.
Effect
of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyright work
Levels of
Protection
L1 automatic
protection from date of creation to 75 years after the death of the creator
L2 registration
with the government
L3 a
good lawyer