Copyright What teachers need to know about using photographs in the classroom. Leigha Ellis ITECH 7745 March 6, 2015

What is copyright? According to Copyright.Gov, “copyright law protects the authors of "original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.” In other words, any type of created work is owned by the person who developed it. Others must ask for permission to use copyrighted work in any way. Teachers must be very careful when searching for new materials including handouts, music, photographs, painting, and novels to use in the classroom. Graphics from Clip Art Gallery

What does copyright look like? On a photograph, check for the following: Symbol © Name Date (not required) Photograph by Alan BriotAlan Briot Notice the symbol and the name

Scenario I Is every photograph copyright? Clip Art Gallery: PowerPoint

Not necessarily, we will look at public domain and fair use Public Doman Teachers may use photographs in the public domain without contacting the author for permission and it’s free! Works enter the public domain for three main reasons: copyright on the work has expired, the copyright never existed, or the author donated the work to the public domain. Fair Use According to teachingcopyright.org, “The Copyright Act gives copyright holders the exclusive right to reproduce works for a limited time period. Fair use is a limitation on this right. Fair use allows people other than the copyright owner to copy part or, in some circumstances, all of a copyrighted work, even where the copyright holder has not given permission or objects.”

Public Domain Websites Wikimedia Commons USA.GOV Flickr Commons PD PhotoPD PosterPixabay Here are 21 websites that contain public domain images to use in your classroom. I have listed a 6 for you to preview.21 websites *Always double check to make sure the pictures are truly in the public domain.

Scenario II True or False A teacher can legally takea screen shot and use thepicture for on the classwebsite. Clip Art by clipart pandaclipart panda

False Even though you took the screenshot, if the photograph is not available in the public domain you are breaking copyright laws. Try checking out FlickrCommons instead of using screenshots.

Scenario III Can teachers legally copy and paste a picture from Google to use on a worksheet?

No. Teachers need to check for copyright before adding a photograph from the internet. Click here for more details on guidelines for copyright. Teachers could also check to see if the photograph falls under fair use which include news reports and commentary. Check out publicdomainpictures.net instead of Google!Click here

How do I get permission? Stanford’s Copyright and Fair Use Center Stanford’s Copyright and Fair Use Center gives a basic check list to help ensure proper permission. 1. Determine if permission is needed 2. Identify the owner 3. Identify the rights needed 4. Contact the owner 5. Get your permission agreement in writing

References Copyright.com (2008) Copyright Basics: An Introduction. Retrieved from: Copyright and Fair Use (2015) Copyright FAQ. Retrieved from Teaching Copyright (N.D) Copyright. Retrieved from