Fair Use vs Creative Commons

Fair use: What is fair game?

Fair use

• Although most things on the web are subject to copyright laws, their is some leeway for educators.
• Ex: A chapter of a book may be copied once, but after its use it needs to be discarded.
• An educational TV show may be recorded and used the next day, but then also discarded.

Fair use continued:

• All resources are not fair game for educational use.
• Ex. An entire book may not be copied in full and distributed to students.
• An entire movie may not be shown if it does not have any educational value.
• Teachers may not take photos from websites and post them on the school webpage without permission.

For more information about copyright law and fair use, please visit:
http://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/

Creative Commons: A 21st Century way to share content

Creative Commons

• Creative Commons is a license agreement that allows creators of content to get it in the hands of users at no charge.
• This does not mean that the content belongs to the user.
• The creator of the content retains ownership of the material.

Creative Commons Cont.

• Creative commons licenses vary in term agreements.
• Some have conditions such as no commercial usage while others may allow anyone to use.
• Users may NOT claim the work as their own.
• CC is popular in the academic community.

For more information about creative commons licenses please visit:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/