Copyright & Licensing  

Public Domain Information 

Plays and Monologues in the Public Domain

FYI:

Copyright Warning:

Texas School District Ordered to Pay $9.2M in Copyright Suit

May 25, 2019

Before you make a copy of that workbook page, read this:

A federal jury has ruled that the Houston school district must pay an Austin-company $9.2 million after concluding dozens of district workers violated federal copyright laws by repeatedly misusing one of the firm’s study guides.

Youtube: Copyright, Exceptions, and Fair Use: Crash Course Intellectual Property

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Frequently Asked Questions

Copyright Frequently Asked Questions: Copyright, Fair Use, Public Domain

Copyright Frequently Asked Questions 2

Everything you need to know about copyright and education 

MOVIES IN THE CLASSROOM:

Showing movies? Read this first.

Movies in the Classroom: What You Need to Know Before You Click "Play"

THE BASICS ABOUT MOVIES:

Under the "Face-to-Face Teaching Exemption," copyrighted movies may be shown in a K-12 school setting without copyright permission only if all criteria are met:

• A teacher or instructor is present, and engaged in face-to-face teaching activities.

• The institution must be an accredited, nonprofit educational institution.

• The showing takes place in a classroom setting with only enrolled students in attendance.

• The movie is used as an essential part of the core, required curriculum being taught. (The instructor should be able to show how the use of the motion picture contributes to the overall required course study and syllabus.)

• The movie being used is a legitimate copy, not recorded from a legitimate copy or recorded from TV.

COPYRIGHT FREE IMAGES:

Copyright Free Image Sources  (Scroll down the article for links to image sites)

Royalty free music: click here   and click here

       also, search Google "no copyright sounds"

Creative Commons/ Openverse free-to-use images click here

Find 101 sites with images you can use in papers and reports (without stealing them from the photographer) at copyright-free image sites

60 Totally Free Online Resources for Creating Visual Content Click here

Find free copyright-free images from your favorite sources (Google images, YouTube, Flickr, Wikimedia Commons, and more). Click here  

When using Google images in a web search, open the images page, click on "tools" and then choose "usage rights." Choose "Creative Common Licenses." Click on your chosen image 2 times to find the CC license requirements. 

Can I use this image?  Find out how to decide here.

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