+CyberSafetyat FifthAvenue

Sandi DennisCity Schools of Decatur, GAresources from www.learning.com

Find the Best

Online Source

Follow Copyright

Laws

Cite Your

Sources

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Are there some sources that you are more likely to believe

are true than others?

+Who owns ideas? People own their own ideas

Music-- Songwriters, performers, music companies?

Movies-- Screenwriters, producers, directors, actors?

Writing-- Authors, editors, publishers?

+What is copyright?

Copyright says that if you create something from your ideas, such as music, video, or writing, you own it.

You get to decide-- If you want to give it away or charge for

it. Who should be able to use it and how

What you create with your mind and your imagination is your PROPERTY, just like

a coat

or a desk.

or a house.

+ TAKING SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK AND SAYING IT’S YOURS IS AGAINST THE LAW.

And it isn’t very nice either!

+ What is copyrighted?

If you make something from your ideas, it is automatically copyrighted. You don’t have to do anything but create it.

HOW LONG DOES A COPYRIGHT LAST?In general, in the United States a copyright lasts until 70 years after the author’s death.

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR WORK COPYRIGHTED?

Most creative work is copyrighted, but some people create things that are copyright-free, on purpose, so that anybody can use them. People create clip art, for example, that does not have a copyright. Sometimes we say work that is not copyrighted is in the public domain.

+ We have to give credit to the authors of any sources we use.

Why?

• Because people’s thoughts , ideas, and creative work are their PROPERTY, and they decide who gets to use them and how.

• So people reading or watching our work can decide if our sources are credible.

+ WHEN DON’T WE NEED TO IDENTIFY OUR SOURCES?

We do not need to identify the source of well-known facts that most people know or could easily look up.

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+What information do we need?

•Author•Date of publication•Titles of resource •The publisher

+Terms you should knowBibliography—A list of resources on a topic.

Citation—The identification of the source of information.

Copyright—Law that makes sure that when people create an original piece of writing, art, or music, they own it, and other people cannot use it without the creator’s permission.

Fair Use—A policy that allows people to copy all or part of a copyrighted work for certain purposes, such as for educational reasons.

Paraphrase—Putting the information from a resource in different words that don’t change the meaning. Paraphrased information must be cited.

Plagiarism—Saying that someone else’s ideas or words are yours.

Public domain—Works that are not copyrighted and can be used by anyone. Usually applies to older works for which the copyright has expired.