Copyright Law and Fair Use: A Webquest for students

Since you will be using items in your project that you did not produce yourself, you will need to check the copyright and Fair Use laws to make sure your project will be a legal use of the materials.

1.  Please click on http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter8/index.html

     This is Stanford University's information on public domain. Please read the information and answer the following questions in complete sentence form.

     A. What does Public Domain mean?

     B. Do you have any project materials that are Public Domain?

2. Please click on http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-b.html

     This is Stanford University's information on Fair Use laws. Please read the information and answer the following questions in complete sentence form.

     C. What are the four factors to be considered according to Fair Use laws?

     D. Do all four have to be met before it is acceptable to use under Fair Use?

     E. What components of the project materials would fall under Fair Use?

3. Please click on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty_free

     This is Wikipedia's definition of the term royalty free. Please read the definition and answer the following questions in complete sentence form.

     F. What does royalty free mean?

     G. Does the music for the project fall under royalty free music?

     H. Why or Why not?

4. Please click on http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/ccmcguid.htm#4

     This is University of Texas' information on Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia.  Please read the information for sections 4 & 5 and answer the following questions in complete sentence form.

     I. Can you use the music in the slide show legally?

     J. How?

     k. After completing your research on copyright and fair use laws, what materials need to have limitations or citations in order to be used in the project?

* Any materials used should be cited using APA citation format.

You have completed your project and it was a huge success. The scrapbook was given to the principal as a keepsake from your class and the slideshow was shown at the farewell dance. Everyone at the dance including the teachers, administrators, and students wished they could have a copy to keep.

     Would copying the slideshow for everyone be in violation of copyright laws?

*Please answer in complete sentence form.

Please click on evaluation and conclusion to continue.