Stephen F. Austin State
University
Copyright Law
And the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
What Is a Copyright?
• It is the exclusive right to copy a work
covered by a copyright which belongs
to owner of the copyright
Examples of Copyrighted
Works:
• Literary work
• Dramatic work
• Choreographic
work
• Graphic work
• Motion picture
• Sound recording
• Computer
program
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Musical work
Pantomime
Pictorial work
Sculptural work
Audiovisual work
Architectural work
What Does “Copying” Mean?
• Reproducing the
work
• Preparing
derivative works
• Distributing the
work
• Performing the
work
• Displaying the work
• Using the work
What Is “Fair Use”?
• The use of a portion of copyrighted
material in a way that does not
infringe the owner's rights.
• The use of a portion of material for
educational purposes, literary criticism
or news reporting is often considered a
fair use.
SFA Fair Use Guidelines
• A single copy of one or more chapters from a
book
• One or more articles from a periodical title
• One or more short stories, essays, short
poems, charts, graphs, diagrams, drawings,
cartoons, or pictures
• Amount of copying should not exceed 10% of
the entire volume
• For use in classroom or educational activities
Does SFA Have a Copyright
Policy?
• Yes!
– Copyrighted Works Reproduction, A-12
– Digital Millennium Copyright Policy, A-42
Where Do I Find The Policy?
• SFA web site
– www.sfasu.edu
• Faculty/Staff
– www.sfasu.edu/upp
Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA)
• Limits SFA’s liability as
an internet service
provider for certain
copyright infringements created on-line
• Registered agent for
on-line copyright
infringement complaints is the General
Counsel
DMCA Procedure
• Upon receipt of proper complaints, SFA will
block access to or take down allegedly
infringing materials
• SFA will notify the alleged infringer
• Alleged infringer may issue counter-notice
including signature, description of removed
material, explanation of why the material
was not infringing, name, address, phone
number and consent to being sued
• Upon receipt of counter-notice, SFA will
repost the material
DMCA Violation Consequences
Repeat infringers will be
subject to termination
of internet service by
SFA!
Where Can I Learn More
About Copyrights?
• General Counsel Web Site
– www.sfasu.edu/gencounsel
– Hot Topics