Author: Lisa

Types of Creative Commons
Licenses
Attribution— Others may copy, distribute, display, and perform the copyrighted work and derivative works based on it, but only if the original work is attributed to the original author.
Share alike—the author allow others to distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license of the original
Noncommercial—others may copy, distribute, display, and perform the copyrighted work and derivative works based on it, but only for noncommercial purposes.
No derivative works—others may copy, distribute, display, and perform only verbatim copies of the original work and may not create other works made from the original. (Simpson 32)

Works Cited
"Copyright." Merriam-Webster. Merriam- Webster, 2011. Web. 11 Feb. 2012.
Simpson, Carol. Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide. 5th ed. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC., 2010. Print.

Additional Sources for
Royalty-Free Material:
Brainy Betty—http://www.brainybetty.com/soundsforpowerpoint.htm
ccMixter Music Discovery—http://dig.ccmixter.org
Freeplay Music—http://www.freeplaymusic.com
PD Photo.org—http://pdphoto.org
Stock Footage for Free—http://www.stockfootageforfree.com
Wikimedia Commons—http://commons.wikimedia.org
Please review the terms of each site to make certain that you understand the license that applies to use. (Simpson 33)
**Please direct any questions to Lisa Stahlberger, Library-Media Specialist.

Copyright Tips for Bacon Elementary School

501 S. Third St.
Millville, NJ 08332

Phone: 856-327-6101
Fax: 856-327-7964
lisa.stahlberger@millvillenj.gov

Should You Be Copying That?
Copyright Tips for Bacon Elementary School

What is copyright?
“The exclusive right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of a literary, musical, or artistic work” (Merriam Webster)

According to Simpson, Copyright Law consists of two kinds of fair use. Statutory fair use and educational guidelines.
Statutory Fair Use
Purpose and character: If the work is going to be used in school for an educational purpose it would most likely be considered fair use.
Amount of work being used. If only a small portion of the work is to be used it would be fair. The less the better.
Nature of the work: Will it be used for facts or creativity? Is it published or unpublished?
Effect of use on market for or value of work: If profit is to be gained, it would not be weighed as fair use.
Not all of these factors have to be favorable to make the use fair but when they are all considered, the use must weigh toward fairness (36-43).
Fair Use Guidelines for Educators
and Librarians
Print Material:
“A poem of 250 words or less
An article, story, or essay less than 2,500 words.
A play, novel, or letter of 1,000 words or 10% of the work, whichever is less.
Two pages of a picture book but no more than 10%
One chart, graph, drawing, cartoon, diagram, or picture “ (Simpson 55-56).

Example of fair use: The art teacher wants to teach the children about cartoon illustrations. She may make one copy of a cartoon and use it on the overhead projector.
Computer Software on School Computers:
A network license may be required for multiple users.
The number of licenses must match the number of users.
The number of machines being used must never exceed the number of licenses (Simpson 158-160).
Example of fair use: A Kindergarten teacher purchased a single copy of Jumpstart First Grade. The software can only be installed on one computer and only one student may use it at a time.
Internet Images Downloaded for Student
Projects:
“No more than 5 images from a single artist or photographer.
No more than 10% or 15 images may be used from a single collective work” (Simpson 121).
“in-text attribution and works cited entries must be used” (Simpson 122)
Example of fair use: Students are using
Glogster to share their science reports
in poster format. They must follow the rule of quantity and must give attribution to all images used.
DVD of Programs Recorded from
Broadcast Television:
The recording must be an “off-Air” broadcast from a channel that can be received by antennae (ABC, NBC, CBS).

Must be used within 10 days of recording, can only be viewed twice, and erased after 45 days.
It must meet the AV guidelines of: nonprofit-educational; classroom or similar place use; instructors and pupils working face-to-face in the teaching activity; a legally acquired copy (Simpson 78-85)
Example of fair use: The 4th grade teacher is doing a unit on endangered animals. During the unit, 20/20 aired a segment on endangered animals. The teacher copied the segment and uses it during the teaching activity with the students within 10 days of
taping.
Recorded Music:
“A single copy of recordings of performances by students may be made, but it may be used only for evaluation or rehearsal.
A single copy of a sound recording of copyrighted music (as long as it is owned by the school or the teacher) may be made for the purpose of constructing “aural exercises or examinations” (Simpson 108-109).
“no more than 10%, or 30 seconds, of the musical sound recording should be incorporated as a part of the in class instruction, multimedia presentations or projects created” (Simpson 120)
Example of fair use: The music teacher records the spring concert soloist so that she can hear her mistakes and make improvements.