Intellectual+Property

//**Why is it important to consider creative rights?**// Stephanie Meyers, author of the Twilight Series, discusses the draft leak of Midnight Sun & its impact on her as an author and person.

**Copyright**, a form of intellectual property law, protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, or methods of operation, although it may protect the way these things are expressed. Copyright covers both published and unpublished works. A work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.Copyright Savvy - This page has a variety of excellent resources, from a Copyright Quiz to permission form templates.


 * A Fair(y) Use Tale **

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**Fair Use** - Is a limitation and exception to the rights granted by copyright law that typically allows limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Please note, Fair Use is a DEFENSE, not a RIGHT. Attached is a checklist to help you understand the four areas balanced when considering fair use.



**Patents** - protects inventions or discoveries. Ideas and discoveries are not protected by the copyright law, although the way in which they are expressed may be.

A **trademark** protects words, phrases, symbols, or designs identifying the source of the goods or services of one party and distinguishing them from those of others.


 * Resources: **
 * U. S. Copyright Office
 * United States Patent and Trademark Office
 * Copyright Clearance Center
 * Copyrights & Copying Wrongs: Education World


 * How to avoid breaking copyright laws/committing plagiarism? **
 * Always cite your sources!
 * Don't copy and past another individual's or organization's content or electronic material, unless they give you explicit permission to do so.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don't copy and past an image, icon or logos.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don't copy and paste information from a variety of source to create "your own" content.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don't make copies of your favorite cd for your friends.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Don't post music, written words or pictures that you didn't create on a website.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sub Topics: **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">(these are topics that fall under Intellectual Property that also have their own page with further clarification/resources etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Citing Sources

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