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The presentation discusses copyright, which provides protection to creators of original works by giving them exclusive rights over the use of their work. Copyright is granted by law under the US Constitution and covers both published and unpublished works. The main rights authors have under copyright law are to make copies, distribute copies, publicly perform, publicly display, and create derivative works of their original content. Copyright protection applies automatically when a work is fixed in a tangible medium and covers literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The Teach Act provides additional rights for educators to display and perform others' copyrighted works in the classroom. The advantages of copyright include preventing monetary loss and protecting an author's reputation.

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Presentation On Copyrights

The presentation discusses copyright, which provides protection to creators of original works by giving them exclusive rights over the use of their work. Copyright is granted by law under the US Constitution and covers both published and unpublished works. The main rights authors have under copyright law are to make copies, distribute copies, publicly perform, publicly display, and create derivative works of their original content. Copyright protection applies automatically when a work is fixed in a tangible medium and covers literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The Teach Act provides additional rights for educators to display and perform others' copyrighted works in the classroom. The advantages of copyright include preventing monetary loss and protecting an author's reputation.

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PRESENTATION ON COPYRIGHTS

Presented By
Name: Fahadul Islam
ID:191-35-2747
WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?

• Copyright is a form of protection given to authors/creators of original


works.
• Copyright ownership gives the owner the exclusive right to use the
work, with some exceptions. When a person creates an original work,
fixed in a tangible medium, he or she automatically owns copyright to
the work.

• This property right can be sold or transferred to others


COPYRIGHT LAW

• Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the


U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original
works of authorship.

• The current copyright law, the Copyright Act of


1976, is codified in Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
AUTHOR’S RIGHT

• Copyright law assures ownership, which comes with several rights,


that the author has exclusively. For example:
• › Make copies of the work
• › Distribute copies of the work
• › Perform the work publicly
• › Display the work publicly
• › Make derivative works
COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

• Copyright covers both published and unpublished


works.
• Copyright protection is automatic at the moment
the work is created and fixed in a tangible form
that it is perceptible.
COPYRIGHTABLE WORKS

• Literary works
• Dramatic works
• Musical works
• Artistic works
THE TECH ACT

• Under the Teach Act, the Copyright law provides


educators with a separate set of rights in addition
to fair use, to display and perform others´ works in
the classroom.
• These rights are entitled in Section 110(1) of the
Copyright Act, and apply to any original work an
educator wants to use.
ADVANTAGE OF COPYRIGHT

• Prevention of monetary loss


• Legal protection:
• Pre-emptive measure
• The incentive to create
• Protecting reputations
• Prestige
RESOURCES

• Source 1: (n.d.). Retrieved from http://creativecommons.org/about


• Source 2: Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/index.html
• Source 3 : Copyright crash course. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/teachact.html
• Source 4: What is copyright?. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/legal/copyright/what_is_copyright/
• Source 5: Copyright in general. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

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