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What is copyright?
ICT P5 Term 1, Theme 2: pp. 62–65
GoalSay what copyright protects, what it does not protect, and what to do before I use someone’s work.
New words
intellectual property · what a person creates with their mind, like a story or a songcopyright · the legal right of the creator to control how a work is usedpermission · a clear ‘yes’ from the ownercredit · saying who made a work
Explanation
What you create with your mind is called intellectual property: a story, a drawing, a song, a film, a game, a program, even a website. Copyright protects it. A small sign, a letter C in a circle, often tells you that a work has an owner. Copyright does not cover everything. Facts and discoveries belong to everyone, for example ‘the Nile flows north’. Official papers such as laws are free to read and share. Old works in the public domain can also be used. For other things, do two jobs. First, ask permission. Second, give credit: say who made the work. If you are not sure, ask your teacher. Respecting creators is also being kind.
Protected by copyright
Not covered
a story you write
a fact, like ‘the Nile flows north’
a song, a film
a discovery
a game or a program
a law (an official paper)
a drawing or a photo
a work in the public domain
Worked examples
Hana writes a short story about a lost kite. The story is hers. Another pupil may not copy it and hand it in as his own. He must ask Hana first.
Omar writes in his report, ‘The Nile flows north.’ This is a fact, so he does not need permission to use it. But a poem about the Nile is someone’s creation.
Mariam wants to use a friend’s song in her class video. She asks, ‘May I use your song? I will write your name in the video.’ Her friend says yes. She asked permission and gave credit.
Class activity
Copyright sort. On paper, make two columns: ‘needs permission and credit’ and ‘free to use’. Place these ten cards: a cartoon, the fact that water boils when hot, a friend’s drawing, a school rule from the principal’s notice, a game, a tune, the date of Eid, a photo, a recipe book, a map drawn by a pupil. Discuss hard ones with a partner.
Practice
1
Give three examples of intellectual property.
For example: a story, a drawing, a song, a game, a program, a website.
2
Name two things copyright does not cover.
Facts and discoveries, laws, works in the public domain.
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What two jobs do you do before using someone’s work?
Ask permission and give credit.
4
Look at the picture. Which one is a fact that is free to use? Say the letter.
