Fair And Legal
What is copyright? Copyright is a form of protection given to the authors or creators of ‘original works of authorship ‘including literacy, dramatic, musical, artistic, and other intellectual works.
How long does the copyright on an original work last? 70 years after the creators die.
What is the fair use act? Is the right of the public to make reasonable use of copyrighted material in special circumstances without the copyrights owner’s permission.
What is plagiarism? When someone uses or clamed work that does not belong to them.
What types of things can be copyrighted? What cannot be copyrighted? Things that can be copyrighted are ideas, procedures, methods, systems, processes, concepts, principles, discoveries, or devices. Things that can’t be copyrighted are literacy works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes and choreographic works, pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, sound recordings, and architectural works.
What is the public domain? Those whose works intellectual property rights have expired, been forfeited, or are inapplicable.
The fair use act allows anyone to use copyrighted materials for Educational purposes. What other uses are covered under the fair use act? Doctrine, news reporting, scholarship, or research.
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