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Copyright

Describes the basics of copyright, fair use, plagiarism, public domain and best practices within the context of teaching and learninig.

Copyright Protects

Under US Code 17 Section 102, the following are protected:

  • Literature
  • Music and lyrics
  • Drama
  • Pantomime and dance
  • Pictures, graphics, sculpture
  • Films
  • Sound Recordings
  • Architecture
  • Software
In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work.

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