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Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University created this humorous video to teach the basics of copyright and fair use. He uses Disney characters to make his point. This video is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License and can be freely shared and distributed.
Understanding Copyright and Fair Use
Understanding Copyright and Fair Use
When creating a presentation or completing a digital project, you may want to borrow from someone else's work. For example, you may find a great image, music, or sound effect that you want to use in a digital presentation. Is this okay? If so, when is it okay? What are the rules? The goal of this page is to help you to answer these important questions. Remember - copyright protects both the creator and the user. As long as certain rules are followed, everyone benefits!
When creating a presentation or completing a digital project, you may want to borrow from someone else's work. For example, you may find a great image, music, or sound effect that you want to use in a digital presentation. Is this okay? If so, when is it okay? What are the rules? The goal of this page is to help you to answer these important questions. Remember - copyright protects both the creator and the user. As long as certain rules are followed, everyone benefits!
Learning About Copyright
Learning About Copyright
Learn more about copyright and fair use by exploring the following resources:
Learn more about copyright and fair use by exploring the following resources:
Copyright Kids is an interactive website that teaches students basic copyright law.
The Library of Congress has developed an entertaining, interactive tutorial to teach students the basics of copyright and fair use.
Developed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Teaching Copyright curriculum supports teachers as they work to teach students the fundamentals of copyright law. Each creatively designed lesson provides numerous teacher resources and helpful notes.
Copyright Friendly Media
Copyright Friendly Media
The following links provide a wealth of copyright-free or generously licensed media resources for use in school projects and presentations. Check terms of use for each site, though, just to make sure that you are following their rules for appropriate use.
The following links provide a wealth of copyright-free or generously licensed media resources for use in school projects and presentations. Check terms of use for each site, though, just to make sure that you are following their rules for appropriate use.
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