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NPHS Library
  • Home
    • Books and Reading
      • Eliot Rosewater ("Rosie") Award at the NPHS Library
      • Reading Suggestions and Book Lists
        • Genre-Based Book Lists
        • Tone-Based Book Lists
        • Focus on Diversity
        • Book Lists for Class
        • Selected Webcomics
      • eBooks, eMagazines, and Audiobooks
    • Research and Writing
      • Suggested Websites by Subject / Discipline
        • All Subjects (Interdisciplinary)
        • Arts
        • Health
        • Math
        • Science
        • History
        • Technology and Computers
        • Geography & National Profiles
        • Current Events
        • English Language Arts
        • Careers
      • Citation and Formatting Resources
      • Reading a Peer Reviewed Article
    • Teachers' Resources
      • Use the Library Space
      • Tools & Equipment
      • Copyright Resources
        • Fair Use
        • Public Domain
        • Creative Commons
    • Local Public Libraries
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    • Home
      • Books and Reading
        • Eliot Rosewater ("Rosie") Award at the NPHS Library
        • Reading Suggestions and Book Lists
          • Genre-Based Book Lists
          • Tone-Based Book Lists
          • Focus on Diversity
          • Book Lists for Class
          • Selected Webcomics
        • eBooks, eMagazines, and Audiobooks
      • Research and Writing
        • Suggested Websites by Subject / Discipline
          • All Subjects (Interdisciplinary)
          • Arts
          • Health
          • Math
          • Science
          • History
          • Technology and Computers
          • Geography & National Profiles
          • Current Events
          • English Language Arts
          • Careers
        • Citation and Formatting Resources
        • Reading a Peer Reviewed Article
      • Teachers' Resources
        • Use the Library Space
        • Tools & Equipment
        • Copyright Resources
          • Fair Use
          • Public Domain
          • Creative Commons
      • Local Public Libraries

TEACHERS' RESOURCES

COPYRIGHT RESOURCES

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Fair Use

In a school setting, you are permitted to use copy-written resources in limited ways according to a legal doctrine called Fair Use. (If you have questions about Fair Use— especially whether or not you are violating it— I can tell you more!)

Why care?

I hate to use a stick instead of a carrot, but knowing about Fair Use can keep you out of trouble.

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Public Domain

Copyright doesn't apply to everything. Under certain conditions, a resource may be entered into Public Domain, where anybody can use, in any way. (If you want help finding or using public domain, I can tell you more!)

Why care?

You can use public domain resources to make fliers, projects, and presentations.

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Creative Commons

A special form of copy-righting is Creative Commons Licensing. People who use CC licenses grant certain conditional privileges to users to share and adapt resources. (If you want to use CC works or licenses, I can tell you more!)

Why care?

You can use CC resources to make projects, and presentations, and allow others to use and adapt your creations.

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Still Stumped?

You can always ask the copyright holder for permission. (Here's guidance for doing that.) Feel free to take your questions to me or to post them on the Copyright Advisory Network. 

Why care?

Students need to learn about and respect the rights of creators (writers, coders, photographers, etc.) It's part of digital citizenship. It may motivate them to respect themselves as creators too.   

Teaching Copyright:

Teachers: I'd be happy to talk about copyright with students! Invite me to co-teach on this topic. Here are a few resources for teaching copyright. 

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