Copryright and Fair use

Objectives/Standards

01.08: Describe ethical issues and problems associated with computers and
information technology (e.g., fair use, privacy, public domain, copyright, piracy,
plagiarism).

01.08: Describe ethical issues and problems associated with computers and

information technology(e.g., fair use, privacy, public domain, copyright, piracy, plagiarism).

Copyright - protection. Legal right, given to an originator or creator, to print, publish, perform, film,
or record. The creator authorizes others to use.

Copyright law is in place to protect the person who owns the copyrighted material from unlawful
use of his or her hard work. These items will give you an idea of how the law operates:

●You may not reproduce a written work or recorded work without the owner's permission.

●You may not alter someone else's work to make it your own without permission.

●You cannot sell someone else's writing, music, or recording for your sole benefit.

●You may not perform a copyrighted work publicly without the owner's permission.

●You may not display a copyrighted work publicly without the owner's permission.

●You may not perform the work publicly (in the case of sound recordings) by means of a
digital audio transmission without the owner's permission.

01.08: Describe ethical issues and problems associated with computers and

information technology(e.g., fair use, privacy, public domain, copyright, piracy, plagiarism).

Public Domain - belonging or being available to the public as a whole, not subject to copyright

●Works created by US government and its employees or officers as part of their official duties

●Works that are not fixed in a tangible form, such as choreographic works, improvisational speeches,
or performances

●Common property such as “Happy Birthday”

●Works that are common property, such as calendars, phone books, height and weight charts, and
tape measures

●Works that are in the public domain because they were created before copyright existed, or because
their copyright term has expired

●Some other examples of works in the public domain include:

○The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

○Works by William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Miguel de Cervantes, Zoroaster, Lao Zi, Confucius, Aristotle, L.
Frank Baum, Leonardo da Vinci, and Georges Méliès

01.08: Describe ethical issues and problems associated with computers and

information technology(e.g., fair use, privacy, public domain, copyright, piracy, plagiarism).

Piracy - using or reproducing another’s work without permission

At one time, pirates were persons who robbed ships at sea. Today, there is a new type of pirate: a person
who uses, reproduces, or sells another's original work without permission. Acts of piracy can include
downloading music without paying for it, selling a bootleg copy of a movie, or buying a counterfeit watch.
Another common type of piracy deals with illegally copying, distributing, or using software.

Here are some examples:

●Borrowing and installing a copy of a software application from a colleague

●Installing more copies of the software than you have licenses for

●Installing and selling unauthorized copies of software on refurbished or new computers

●Duplicating and selling copyrighted programs

●Downloading illegal software from a peer-to-peer network, internet auction, or blog

01.08: Describe ethical issues and problems associated with computers and

information technology(e.g., fair use, privacy, public domain, copyright, piracy, plagiarism).

Picture this scenario: You are scrolling through a friend's Facebook account when you see a
picture of yourself that you hate! (You know the one with the bad haircut.) You really wish this
image could be removed.

Good news! We all have privacy rights. Because content in the digital world is considered
"eternal," laws like the "right to be forgotten" law have been enacted, which allows users of the
internet to remove damaging or unwanted data about themselves. In general, it is the
responsibility of the internet service provider or social media site, such as Facebook, to remove
all instances of the unwanted material when requested. Keep in mind, finding all instances where
the unwanted content is posted can be challenging, so post carefully and be vigilant about
checking social media sites where data about you may appear.

Parody

A parody is a creative work that imitates, comments on, or criticizes another work, usually in a humorous way. Parodies can be found in many forms of art and culture, including literature, music, video games, movies, and theater.