Copyright

Did you know that most creative works are copyrighted? This means that only the creator has the right to allow anyone else to copy it. In Canada, you are required by law to respect copyrights, so you need to make sure you know exactly how to do this. Have a look at the frequently asked questions below.

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﻿Copyright applies to all original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. This includes books, other writings, music, sculpture, paintings, photographs, film, plays, television and radio programs, and computer programs. These works still fall under copyright law when they are put on the internet! For example, you cannot copy an image or song from the internet unless you have the creator's permission or unless they have a creative commons license for their work.

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__I don't want to break the law but I want to use pictures from the internet for my project.__ __What can I do?__ __﻿ __ __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: 27px;">﻿ __ <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">There are lots of options. You can go through the Creative Commons web site. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Creators can choose to license their works with a Creative Commons licence <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">instead of a traditional copyright, and this means that they are giving their <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">permission to others to use their works. Explore the site and see how many <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">images you can still access. When you find something that you want to use, <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">copy <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">it into your work but be sure to attribute it to the creator. For example, <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">under a photograph (or in your works citations), you can write the web site <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">and photographer's name.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">Another option is to go to Google Images. Just click on "Advance Search" and then <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">change the "Usage Rights" to "filtered for commercial re-use." As above, be sure <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">to attribute that you use by providing the creator's name and web site.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">You can also use the following web sites which have images that students are <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">allowed to use: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">Images Canada <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">Pics4Learning

__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Where can I get further information about copyright? __ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Canadian Intellectual Property Office <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Creative Commons <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; line-height: 27px;">﻿﻿﻿ __

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