WHAT IS .....
COPYRIGHT?
A law that protects a creator’s ownership of and control over the work he or she creates, requiring other people to get the creator’s permission before they copy, share, or perform that work.
FAIR USE?
Fair use provisions of the copyright law grant particular types of users conditional rights to use or reproduce certain copyrighted materials as long as the reproduction or use of those materials meets defined guidelines.
The United States Copyright Act recognizes that fair use of a copyrighted work may be used "for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research." Factors to be considered include:
For more information on FAIR USE, please refer to the video from Common Sense Education. |
CREATIVE COMMONS?
A kind of copyright that makes it easy for people to copy, share, and build on someone’s creative work - as long as they give the creator credit for it.
PUBLIC DOMAIN?
Public domain works are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use. Public domain status allows the user unrestricted access and unlimited creativity!
There are three main categories of public domain works:
There are three main categories of public domain works:
- Works that automatically enter the public domain upon creation, because they are not copyrightable:
- Titles, names, short phrases and slogans, familiar symbols, numbers
- Ideas and facts (e.g., the date of the Gettysburg Address)
- Processes and systems
- Government works and documents
- Works that have been assigned to the public domain by their creators
- Works that have entered the public domain because the copyright on them has expired (which include):
- works published before January 1, 1923.
- works published between 1923 and 1978 that did not contain a valid copyright notice.
- works published between 1923 and 1978 for which the copyright was not renewed.
ADDITIONAL COPYRIGHT RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
COPYRIGHTS AND COPYING WRONGS
Education World answers the question "What can my students and I freely use in our lessons, presentations, workshops, newsletters, reports, and Web sites, and what is protected by copyright?" Included: A tour of the public domain!
COPYRIGHT CRASH COURSE
University of Texas course on copyright. The Copyright Crash Course was created by Georgia Harper and is currently maintained by UT Libraries. The Course is arranged into several sections that allow users to explore certain areas of copyright law individually or as a group. The Course was originally created with faculty in mind, but can be used by anyone who is interested in understanding and managing their copyrights
COPYRIGHT CHEAT SHEET
Helpful cheat sheet including where to find copyright-free audio, video, and images for student and teacher projects.
COPYRIGHT FAQ
Frequently asked questions about EVERYTHING COPYRIGHT.
HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF?
IN YOUR CLASSLINK LIBRARY DATABASES
MUSIC
SOUNDZABOUND - Royalty free music library who understands the growing technology requirements and licensing needs for education, having been created by educators for education. (Available in Classlink)
PLAGIARISM
NOODLETOOLS - Cite what you have used - sign up for an account for free using your Pal-Mac email! (Available in Classlink)
OTHER SUGGESTED SITES/RESOURCES
IMAGES
PIXABAY.COM - Free images and videos you can use anywhere. Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under Creative Commons CC0, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.
GOOGLE IMAGES - make sure you are using LABELED FOR NONCOMMERCIAL REUSE under TOOLS>USAGE RIGHTS.
CREATIVE COMMONS - A nonprofit organization that works to increase the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, and scientific content) available in “the commons” — the body of work that is available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing, and remixing. For more information visit https://creativecommons.org .
PLAGIARISM
Visit the High School Library for Citing Sources.
Noodletools | Easybib.com
PIXABAY.COM - Free images and videos you can use anywhere. Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under Creative Commons CC0, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.
GOOGLE IMAGES - make sure you are using LABELED FOR NONCOMMERCIAL REUSE under TOOLS>USAGE RIGHTS.
CREATIVE COMMONS - A nonprofit organization that works to increase the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, and scientific content) available in “the commons” — the body of work that is available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing, and remixing. For more information visit https://creativecommons.org .
PLAGIARISM
Visit the High School Library for Citing Sources.
Noodletools | Easybib.com