Ethical Use and Copyright

Ethical Use

Students and Teachers are expected to:

• use library materials properly and with care

• follow copyright laws and give credit to the original authors

• cite their sources used when gathering information

Plagiarism Definition- Copying another person's work and saying it is yours.

Copyright- a type of property law that protects the original idea created by the author such as writing, songs, artwork, movies, computer software and architecture.

Streaming Movies and Copyright

In order for a school to play a movie for the entire school (incentive, back to school events, etc.) the school needs a streaming license. A popular company is Swank.

Helpful articles that address the use of classroom movies:

https://intercom.help/yukon/en/articles/1256415-may-i-stream-a-video-for-in-class-use-from-netflix-disney-or-other-streaming-services

Check out this link for more information on streaming movies and copyright

Information provided by St. Marys County Public Schools

And Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers - Xavier University. https://www.xavier.edu/library/about/documents/Copyright_9-23-08.pdf.