Copyright, why its important
by: Nick Longhi
What you should know about copyright
- (ctrl+Alt+Z) or (Ctnl+Alt+T) is what you can press in Microsoft Word to say that it is your work
- when you take something without giving credit is plagiarism
- fair use policy allows you to use a certain amount of work for educational superposes
- you can use 1000 words or 10% of someones work
- a copyright lasts 70 years after the authors death
- if you are not sure, always ask the creator before you take the work
- ideas are not subject to copyright, they have to be written down on something
- 30 seconds of song can be used for educationalist purposes