What+is+copyrighted?

Copyright for CCPS Educators

 * What is copyrighted?**

A refrain frequently heard from teachers is, "//But, I didn't know that it was copyrighted.//"

All original works:
 * print material
 * audio material
 * visual material
 * electronic material

regardless of format, are copyrighted as soon as they are fixed in their final form. If someone else wrote it, drew it, sang it, composed it or designed it, consider it copyrighted.


 * How can I tell if something is copyrighted?**
 * Copyrighted works DO NOT need to display the familiar copyright symbol:
 * Since 1988, all materials are automatically copyrighted, as soon as they are fixed in their final form.

So....a //**good rule of thumb is to assume that everything is copyrighted unless it is specifically labeled "copyright free."**//

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