Copy+Right

Copy rights; What is it? and otherwiseexploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed,audio, video, etc. Works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Copyright)."
 * Well, "it's the exclusive right to make copies, license,

﻿ What's it for? ﻿Good question. When someone has an idea or thought, and it gets put into the world for everyone to see, someone might steal it. People put a lot of time and effort into their ideas. It's not fair that someone can just claim it, right? well, it's illegal. It's called plagiarism. To avoid this, they make copyright laws to protect and bind peoples thoughts and ideas to the creator and the creator only.

﻿What are the rights to the owner of the work?
 * They can sell their work for profit.
 * They can change the work if they please.
 * They  ﻿can put the work with video or film.
 * They can preform and display the work however they please.
 * They get all credit for the work.
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%; line-height: normal;">They get bragging rights.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 400%;">How do I copy right things i want to use?
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">You get permission from the owner&give them the credit.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 400%; line-height: 78px;">How do i get permission?
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">﻿ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%;">You can do it by phone, fax, email, or letter. Most People prefer you ask in a letter.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 400%; text-align: center;">What do i include in the letter of permission?
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Exact amount of material used, preferably including a photocopy of the material involved in the request.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Number of copies you plan to make/use.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Description of how you plan to use the material.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Title, author/editor, and edition number.

<span style="color: #853d19; display: block; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 400%; text-align: center;">When can I use someone elses material without getting permission?
 * <span style="color: #0c6f6f; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">﻿In "fair use."

<span style="color: #1d1d81; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 400%;">What is considered fair use and when can I use it? <span style="color: #cb4848; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">When there is no profit for the user. When used in smaller amounts.
 * <span style="color: #cb4848; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">For educational purposes.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 400%;">What are the four main factors in fair use?

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 175%;">Is the work creative or informational? Special consideration is given to the distinction between the two. Duplication of materials originally developed for classroom use (creative) is less likely to be fair use than the duplication of materials prepared for public consumption. If you copy a workbook page or a chapter from a textbook you are more directly depriving the copyright holder of profits more directly than if you are copying a page from the newspaper.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 175%;">PURPOSE AND CHARACTER OF THE USE; <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 34px;">Is the use for nonprofit, educational, or commercial use? Be aware that several courts have held that absence of financial gain is insufficient for a finding of fair use.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 34px;">NATURE OF THE COPYRIGHTED WORK

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 * AMOUNT, SUBSTANTIALITY, OR PORTION TO BE USED IN RELATION TO THE COPYRIGHTED WORK AS A WHOLE

What is the amount and significance of the portion copied?

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 * EFFECT OF USE ON THE POTENTIAL MARKET


 * Probably the most important of the standards. If the copying of the copyrighted material reduces the potential market and therefore the potential sales and profit, that use is unlikely to be found a fair use.