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Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights arises frequently if you or your students conduct research, incorporate another's document (of any type) or publish on the Web. Here are some resources that can help you and your students.

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Copyright Office Frequently Asked Questions

The U.S. Copyright Office has information on copyrights and fair use for the United States.

YouTube Copyright School

Where Russell learns some valuable lessons about copyright.

While the video is aimed at YouTube copyright issues, it brings up a number of copyright issues common across all forms of communication. Makes a great introductory video.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzDjH1-9Ns

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10 Big Myths about copyright explained

Brad Templeton explores what could be the 10 biggest excuses for "appropriating" copyright material.

Copyright Law and You!

Tara Miller has created a great video aimed at middle school students. It looks at the history of copyright law, gives examples of fair use and describes "Public Domain".

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XES6jSAzxmk

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Public Domain Images—Are You Legally Compliant?

Using images found online has become common practice. Photos, graphics, book covers, illustrations, and charts — students (and teachers) constantly use images to enhance their content on websites, blogs, and educational materials. But how do you know if those images are copyrighted or in the public domain?

This easy-to-follow post goes over what's needed for am image to be in the public domain and includes a list of public domain image resource websites.

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How To Cite and Document On-Line Sources

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides acceptable formats for citing online sources.

They suggest that it is always a good idea to maintain personal copies of electronic information, when possible. It is good practice to print or save web pages or, better, create an Acrobat .pdf copies of your source material. That way, you always have copies available for future reference.