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Learn more about Copyright  1. What is copyright? Copyright gives an author of a work of art the ability to control how their work is used and by who. Limitations come with Fair Use Law. 2.What types of materials and items would be protected under the copyright law? Copyright protects someones expression, protects names, and patents ideas. Things like music, books, webpages, logos, etc. are all able to be copyrighted. 3.What type of materials and items would NOT be protected under the copyright law? Things that cannot be copyrighted are ideas, facts, titles, names, and short phases or slogans. 4.What are the possible penalties of violating the copyright law? A few things that can happen when violating copyright is there is the possibility of you getting sued. Court desicion is also based on the evidence present and the type of copyright commited. Also remember, this type of advertising is NOT free. Instead of taking the chance of oweing alot of money or getting sued just ask the person if you can use their copyright material for something. It keeps you safe and the other person happy. And, just because something is sent to you doesnt automatically mean the person had permission to use the copyrighted product. So re-posting it or E-mailing it out to more people could put you back in danger of serious consequences. EXAMPLE: If you really like the After Life Dance Club logo, that is copyrighted material. We made the logo specially to promot our business and it belongs to After Life Dance Club. You decide your going to come up with a business similar to ours but you take the After Life logo. There would be consequences to that if you had not asked permission for our logo because it is copyrighted. If you would like to take our logo to help us promot our business that would be something you could ask permission for and possibly work under After Life to do that. We pay for our advertising and we don't want people walking around using our ideas. That is the purpose of our copyright. To protect it from other people using the material without our permission.

Fair Use of Copyright 1.What does it mean when something can be used under the Fair Use Law? Any copying of copyrighted material used to comment upon, criticize, or parody can be considered fair use. meaning it can be used without the permisson of the copyright owner up to a certain amount. 2.How do you know if your use of copyrighted material is fair use? There are some factors you should consider when trying to figure out if your use of copyrighted material is Fair Use: -The purpose and character of the work you are using wheather its for commercial use or non-profit educational use. -The type of copyrighted work. (characteristics, what type of information, author, etc.) -The amount of the copyrighted work you are using. -The effect it will take on the potential of the market. 3.What tips should always be followed when using information found on the internet? ALWAYS credit your information. If you cannot find a name present for the work credit the wesite or organization as they may own the information. Also, you can find out if the author provides and tips on how you can use their work if you find specific guidelines follow them. Something else that will always never hurt to do is ask the copyright holder for permission and always keep a copay of your request. EXAMPLE:We have many special events held at After Life Dance Club like special singers come in all the time to perform for our customers and their fans. When their music comes out for people to buy their songs how ever they choose to do so, those songs, cd, etc. are copyrighted. If you choose to take someones song and use it in a project there could be serious consequences if that song was not paid for. Instead you should either ask to use the song in a project or you could choose to use a certain amount of the song up to thirty seconds which would count as Fair Use of that persons song.

Getting Permission for Copyrighted Work 1.What are a students guidelines for using information for the intertnet in a school related publication or multimedia presentation? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students may use portions of copyrighted material for projects but should limit it. You dont want to use all of someone elses work in your project because you didn't do anything then. You may also use you own project and display that for a job interview, school project, or as supporting materials. <span style="color: #862384; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.When should you get permission to use copyrighted material? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You should always get permission when you plan to use material in a project for commercial use or non-educational purposes. You should also plan to ask for permission if you plan to use more than the allowed copies, which is two, to duplicate a project. If you also plan to hand this project out to anyone ask permission if the author is comfortable with you using their information and handing it out. And always don't be afraid to ask just ot be sure. If you are unsure if what you are doing is fair use or you have any doubts about the amount of inforamtion you are using it won't hurt to ask permission, it will keep you from possiblilites of be in trouble. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">EXAMPLE of Sample Letter to copyright owner asking permission to copy:

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">November 2, 2011

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Mr. John Jones <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1111 Jones Street  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Santa Barbara, CA 9021

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Dear Mr. John Jones, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I would like permission to copy the following for use in my.....(classes, project, business, etc.)

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Author: John Jones

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Material to be duplicated: Clip art of Santa Claus posted on JohnsComics

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Distribution: Report for project in class

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use: Goes along with material in the report and gives a visual photocopy

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I have enclosed a self addressed stamped envelope for your convience of replying to this request.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Sincerely, <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">After Life Dance Club

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