COPYRIGHT

SUBMITTED BY:LIMI R VISWANATHAN

NATURAL SCIENCE
 DEFINITION OF COPYRIGHT
1. Copyright refers to the legal right of the owner
of intellectual right.

2. It is the right to copy.

3. The original creators of the products and anyone

they give authorization to are the only ones with
the exclusive right to reproduce the work.
 COPYRIGHT LAW

1. Copyright law is a form of protection grounded

in the US Constitution and granted by law for
original works of authorship.
2. The current copyright law , The Copyright Act of
1976 is codified in Title 17 of the US code.
 AUTHOR’S RIGHT
1. Copyright law assures ownership, which comes with
several rights, that the author has exclusively. For
example:
1. Make copies of the work
2.Distribute copies of the work
3.Perform the work publicly
4.Make derivative works
 COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

1. Copyright covers both published and

unpublished works

2. Copyright protection is automatic at the

stage or moment the work is created and
fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible.
 COPYRIGHTABLE WORKS
1. Literary works
2. Dramatic works
3. Musical works
4. Artistic works
NON-COPYRIGHTABLE WORKS
Copyright does not protect facts,ideas,systems
or methods of operation.
COPYRIGHT VS.PATENT AND TRADEMARK

1. Copyright protects original works of authorship,

while a patent protects inventions or
discoveries.

2. A trademark protects words,phrases,symbols or

designs identifying the source of one party and
distinguishing them from those of others.
 THE TEACH ACT
1. Under the Teach Act , the Copyright law
provides educators with a separate set of rights
in addition to fair use, to display and perform
other works in the classroom.
2. These rights are entitled in the section 110(1) of
the Copyright act and apply to any original work
an educator wants to do.
 IMPORTANCE OF COPYRIGHT

1. Copyright respects intellectual rights of creators

of information.

2. Reward creativity of
authors,artists,musicians,etc.

3. Model proper behaviour of students, teachers

and other members of educational technology.
 IMPORTANCE OF COPYRIGHT
4. Copyright benefits in the form of economic rights which
entitle the creators to control use of their literary and artistic
material in various ways like making copies, performing in
public, broadcasting, use on-line etc and to obtain a
remuneration for its in the form of royalty and many other
economic benefits.

5. Copyright therefore encourages entrepreneurship and

creates a favourable climate to stimulate economic activity.