Copyright

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Process
There have been many famous cases involving politicians, musicians, writers, and other celebrities. In these famous cases, the parties have been sued for Copyright infringement. In other words, what happened to the person(s) accused of plagiarism or Copyright infringment? This could happen to you if you copy a CD or post videos or pictures online that you did not create(you do not own the copyright for the product).

Fair Use and Copyright Types of Copyright Learn about fair use in an educational setting. Read the section titled: "**Types of media and permissible amounts"** http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#teacher
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[|http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/ccmcguid.htm#2]

Task
Your team will understand copyright laws and fair use. Your team will understand the different types of copyright available.

1. Read the section titled: "**Types of media and permissible amounts"** http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#teacher 2. Read about the copyright types. 3. Take the b4ucopy quiz. [|http://www.b4ucopy.com]
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Music Cases:
Visit the Copyright website that provides plagiarism cases in Movies, Musics and Web sites:

Music cases: http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/law/library/caselist.html Cartoon cases: http://editorialcartoonists.com/news/article.cfm/483/ Writer Cases: [|DaVinci Code] [|Jayson Blair-NY Times] [|Ambrose plagiarism] [|Doris Kearns Goodwin] Political Cases: [|Joseph Biden] Websites: [|Elite Torrents] Blog cases: [|New York Times]

As you have seen in the real world, a plagiarist can lose their job, ruin their reputation and pay a lot of money to the victim when sued. As a student, you must understand the consequences of your actions.

Elmhurst SD 205 has provided guidelines for students as well as Character Counts pillar for honesty. Your teacher has the discretion to determine the consequences if you are found guilty.

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http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml#teacher
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