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05/02/2011

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What is the purpose of a Copyright Law?

 

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Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the right to "promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." This eventually became Title 17 of U.S. Code, better known as Copyright Law. Copyright law is a protection given to creators of "original works of authorship" including literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.



 

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What is protected by Copyright?

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-literary works;
-musical works, including any accompanying words;
-dramatic works, including any accompanying music;
-pantomimes and choreographic works;
-pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;
-motion pictures and other audiovisual works;
-sound recordings; and
-architectural works.

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What is not protected by Copyright?

Definition

-documents produced by the federal government
-freeware (not shareware)
-items not fixed in a tangible form of expression, such as improvisation performances not recorded
-works lacking in originality, such as the phone book
-facts, ideas, procedures, processes and systems
-title, names, phrases and slogans; familiar symbols and designs; variations of -typographic ornamentation or lettering; listing of ingredients or contents (some of these may be covered by trademarks)
-items in the public domain 

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What rights does a copyright holder have?

Definition

-Reporduce work in copies or phonecords

-Prepare derivative works

-Distribute copes of the work to the public by sale or transfer of ownership

-Perform/Display work Publicly

 

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What is the Public Domain?
Definition
Public domain is the copyright graveyard. Copyrights use to have shorter life spans before and had to be renewed often. If the author didn't renew, it was up for grabs. 
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What is included in the Public domain?
Definition

-Items published before 1978

-Items published before 1923

-Items published before 1964

-Items which were not eligible for copyright due to their nature

-documents produced by the federal GOV.

-Works which the author grants to the public domain. 

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What is the Fair Use Exclusion?

 

Definition
Certain limitations on the rights of copyright holders
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What is the "Four-factor Test" for fair use?
Definition

-Criticism

-Comment

-News Reporting

-Teaching

-Scholarship

-Research

-Parody

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What three criteria must you meet in making multiple copies for the classroom?
Definition

Single copy may be made of any of the following by or for a teacher a this or her individual..

A.A Chapter from a book

B. Article from a mag or newspaper

C.Short story,short essay,short poem

D.Charts/graph/diagram/drawing/cartoon or picture from a book/mag/newspaper

 

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What is Plagiarism?
Definition
Is using someone else's work and calling it your own, and not giving credit. A simple works cited page won't. You need to cite it in your actual paper or content.
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What Copyright Violation?
Definition
Using someone else's work without their permission. You may give them proper credit, but if it does not fall under a fair use exclusion then it is a violation of copyright law and you could be held liable for damages.
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What is a URL?
Definition
URL Stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A way of locating sites and files on the internet.
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What is a Search Engine?
Definition
A program that searches a database of webpages
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When searching the internet,what does the term "hit" mean?
Definition
A "hit" is the result of your search
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What is a browser?
Definition
A browser is a piece of software that allows you to view webpages. 
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What is a Directory Search Tool?
Definition
Is a organized hierarchically with a general heading and proceeding down through more specific categories or subjects
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What is a search Engine tool?
Definition
A program that searches a database using specific keywords that it has indexed. EX: Google
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What is a Multi-engie search tool?
Definition
Also known as a meta-search engine, searches multiple search engines. EX: Dogpile 
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What are Boolean Search operators? How are they used?
Definition

They are used to define keyword searches. 

AND:Finds Documents that have both terms searched in it.

OR:Find documents with either term

NEAR:Documents that have both terms in close proximity

NOT: Documents which exclude the term after the word NOT.

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What is the purpose of using quotations?
Definition
It provides pages with the terms used in the quotations. 
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What are factors to consider when evaluation the quality of a site and its info?
Definition

-Who is the author and what are his/her credentials

-Are there any biases because of who the site belongs to

-Date of info,last time page was updated

-How does the info compare to other sites

-Is there a contact for the owner of the site

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What is a domain name?
Definition
A part of an email address after the @ symbol
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When Sending a email when would you use CC:l?
Definition
CC: is used to send a copy of the email to a third party
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When sending a email when would you use bcc:
Definition
bcc:is used to send a copy to a third party without the primary person being aware of it
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When handling email when would you use the reply button?
Definition
Reply creates a message that is addressed to the person who sent you the email. 
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When handling email when would you use the Forward button?
Definition
Forward button allows you to redirect or pass on a message to someone else. It allows you to add your own message to the one being passed on
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What are the restrictions on creating usernames for email?
Definition
They may not contain spaces. 
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What is a "Netiquette"?
Definition
Rules about polite communication in cyberspace
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