Copyright Assignment Sasha Duncan 02/10/14

Part 1: Play Licensing

The seven steps of obtaining permission to perform a show are as follows Deci!e which show"s# you want to perform Sen! in your !etaile! application to the representative for a $erformance %icense &f approve!' fill out the sent license an! return it to the representative with the applicable fees (ent the materials nee!e! to perform your play"s# from the representative (ehearse your play' an! ensure any necessary changes are approve! by the representative )ar*et your play in or!er to ac+uire an au!ience $erform your play

The application for a $erformance %icense re+uires you to submit information regar!ing your show' your organi,ation' your pro!uction' any a!!itional re+uests you may have' an! your cre!it car! authori,ation-

Part 2: Copyright Myths

1- .rite a 2/0 sentence summary of each of the myths about copyrighting)yth 1ne .hether or not a wor* e2plicitly states that it3s copyrighte!' it is safest to assume that it is- This inclu!es things such as maga,ine images)yth Two 4ven if you !on3t charge money for the repro!uction of a copyrighte! wor*' you still can get sue! for !amages- This is especially true if you have cause! !amage to the commercial value of the wor*)yth Three Do not assume that 5ust because something is publicly accessible that it is public !omain- The only time you shoul! believe something is public !omain is if it is 46$%&C&T%7 state! by the creator of the wor*)yth 8our The 9fair use: e2emption can apply when a person is using the copyrighte! material in a way that !oes not !amage the commercial value- This can inclu!e uses for school' personal research' giving your opinions on it' paro!ying it' etcetera- ;owever' 9fair use: is circumstantial' an! may not always be rule! in the way you e2pect it to)yth 8ive A person !oes not lose their copyright unless they very purposely state that they are giving it away- Copyrights are <1T the same as tra!emar*s' but tra!emar*s

Copyright Assignment Sasha Duncan 02/10/14 also cannot be use! in circumstances that !amage the commercial value of it for the owner)yth Si2 Anything you ma*e that is base! on the materials of another person3s wor* is still violating copyrights- .hile paro!ies an! commentary can be an e2ception' 9fair use: is still circumstantial' so it3s safer to 5ust create your own material)yth Seven %aw suits !ealing with copyright issues are generally civil law rather than criminal law' so principals from criminal law cannot always be applie!- This means that you may not be as li*ely to win your suit as !efen!ant as you might thin*)yth 4ight =iolating copyright laws may not always fall un!er civil law- Depen!ing on the amount of commercial !amage that the violation has cause!' it can fall un!er criminal law)yth <ine <ever assume that a violation of copyright laws will not affect the owner in a negative way- The safest way to protect yourself an! the owner of the material is to as* them specifically about it)yth Ten >ust because the owner of copyrighte! material sen!s you a copy of their wor* via 4/mail !oes not mean you now have copyrights to the wor* as well- >ust li*e any other me!ia' you nee! to as* the owner before !istributing the material)yth 4leven Copyright laws may not always be enforce!' but they are still there- <o matter what' the owner of the copyright still has the legal ability to sue over violations-

Part 3: Creative Commons License

?n!er the Creative Commons %icense' you may copy' !istribute' !isplay' an! perform the wor* so long as you give proper cre!it' *eep all copyright notices' an! !o not ma*e commercial gain from !oing so- &f you violate the terms of use' you lose your rights to the Creative Commons %icense-

Part 4: In Your Own Words

Copyright law has benefitte! society by ensuring that anything you create originally cannot be stolen from you' an! that you have the rights to protect it- This means that people can be more comfortable in sharing their creations' since it is their own property- .ith the rapi! growth of the internet' & believe that it woul! be beneficial to ma*e the fair use clause a little more !efine!-