7.+Copyright

=**Copyright**=


 * What is Copyright? ||
 * || Copyright refers to a Federal law that protects work created by you or anyone else from being copied, changed, or used without permission. In other words, when you create something like a story, photograph, poem, song, or drawing, it belongs to you and others have to get your permission to use it. ||


 * What is "Fair Use"? ||
 * || “Fair Use” refers to a set of guidelines that allows you to use parts of copyrighted works for educational purposes, such as writing a report or making a multimedia presentation. ||


 * Do I always have to follow the copyright laws and guidelines? ||
 * || You may avoid the copyright issue by simply writing or emailing the person who created the work and asking permission to use it. Getting written permission like this is always the safest way to make sure your report or presentation is legal, and it's easy, thanks to the convenience of email. ||


 * How can I make sure my own work is copyrighted? ||
 * || Your work is automatically copyrighted. You may indicate this by putting a notice in your work - such as “Copyright 2012, Your Name” ||


 * Can I register my copyrighted work? ||
 * || You may register your creation with the U.S. Copyright Office, (www.copyright.gov/) but you would probably only want to do this is you planned on selling it or if you want to display or present it in public (it costs money to register a work). ||

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 * How long does a copyright last? ||
 * || A work is protected until 70 years after the death of its creator. An exception to this is that an work that was published before 1923 is currently not protected by copyright. Another way of saying that something is not protected by copyright is that is “in the public domain”. ||
 * How to cite resources: Free online Bibliography maker**


 * Copyright Lessons**

[|Ice, Ice, Baby] performed by Vanilla Ice [|Under Pressure] performed by Queen
 * Examples:**

Similarities: []

Review the following Youtube videos and compare/contrast using the sheet "You Be the Judge", provided in class. Listen to each song based on the following:
 * Copyright Lab Task:**

HARMONY: the use of simultaneous pitches, notes, tones or chords. Listen to the chords played.

MELODY: consist of one or more musical phrases, and are usually repeated throughout a song. Listen to the phrases sung.

RHYTHM: Rhythm is made up of sounds and silences. These sound and silences are put together to form a patterns of sounds which are repeated to create a rhythm. A rhythm has a steady beat, but it may also have different kinds of beats. Some beats may be stronger, longer, shorter or softer than others. Listen to the beat in the music.

TEMPO: is the speed or pace of a given song. Listen for the pace of the song.

LYRICS: Words in the song. Listen to see if the words are similar.

INSTRUMENTS: Are the same instruments used in the song?

“[|My Sweet Lord]” performed by George Harrison “[|He’s So Fine]” performed by The Chiffons

and........

“[|I Want a New Drug]” performed by Huey Lewis and the News “[|Ghostbusters]” performed by Ray Parker, Jr.

Copyright Article: [|Courthouse Rock by Steve Levy]Read the article and respond to this post by commenting in the discussion area: Do you think that suing people works to stop stealing others work? This article was written in 2003...looking at how sharing music is handled now, was the music industry out of touch with consumers or is it the same? Does it matter morally? Your comment is due by the next class.
 * DISCUSSION:**


 * Resources: **

Purdue Online Writing Lab/How to Avoid Plagiarism [] What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: David Gardner [] The Copyright Website []