Make It Happen, Legally!!!!
Following Copyright Laws

A Presentation by Matthew Durant 

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How can I develop a web page that is free of Copyright infringements?

 

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  1. Introduction  
        Review what makes a good lesson.

  2. Wrap up last week's lesson 
             Any Questions about your webquest?

  3. Copyright Activity

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It's so easy to just copy and paste that picture, snag that music file, or grab that video for use on your own web site, but is it legal?  Many teachers take great liberties when copying information for use in their classroom and they get away with it all the time.  When developing a web site you have to consider that you are no longer just sharing information with your students but you have the potential to reach a much wider audience.  Because of this potential to reach a much wider audience it is important that you follow copyright laws.  

Read more about copyright laws

To keep myself safe from violating copyright laws,  I always ask permission from the author or artist and give them credit in the web page.  First, get permission to use the work.  Check around the web page where you found the work.  Often the author or artist will have their e-mail address on the page.  Other times there is a link to biographical information on the author.  You may have to search a bit but find out how to contact the author or artist and then write them an e-mail asking their permission to use their work.  Remember to explain that you are a teacher and are using their work for educational purposes.  Most of the time people are excited that you want to use their work and readily give you permission.  Second, give credit to the author or artist whose work you use on your web page by clearly stating what website you got the work from and who the author or artist was.

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Remember, although you may not get caught, do the right thing and set a good example for your students by obtaining permission from the author or artist and then giving them credit on your page. 

 

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Getting Permission
Who Owns What?
Keeping it Legal
Educator's Guide to Intellectual Property, Copyright and Plagiarism
10 Big Myths about copyright explained
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
FAIR USE OF COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS
Bellingham District Copyright Web Publishing Rules
Websites: Five Ways to Stay Out of Trouble
Copyright BasicsWhat Every Webmaster Needs to Know About Copyright Law

 

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  1. Find an image that you would like to use in your webquest.  Save this image to your folder.
  2. Write to the author of the page to obtain permission to use his or her work on your page.
  3. Insert the image onto your page.  Give the artist credit for their work by adding the authors name and address under the image.

 

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How can I develop a web page that is free of Copyright infringements?

 

 

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Created: March 20, 2001
Updated: June 11, 2005


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