Copyright of Images

Understanding Acceptable Use

Learning Targets

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to...

1. identify the legal requirements of copyright

2. explain the meaning of public domain.

3. identify online sources for images that may be

used without attribution.

Copyright

What is copyright?

Did you know that when you create a

work of visual art, author an original

writing, or even write a paper for a class,

you automatically own the copyright to it?

Source: http://www.copyrightkids.org/whatcopyframes.htm

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What does that mean?

Copyright gives special rights to

creators of “original works of

authorship,” including stories, poems,

plays, musical scores, paintings,

photographs, drawings, and other

intellectual works. In other words...

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You hold the power!

As the author or writer, you are the only person

who may legally

• make or distribute copies of your work

• conduct public performances of your work

(music, plays, etc.)

• display your work publicly on the internet, on

television, or in a gallery

• make modifications to your work

Unless you grant permission for others to do so.

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It’s automatic.

This exclusive copyright is given to the

creator given upon creation.

Even if there is no copyright symbol.

Fair Use

And that means...

You are not legally allowed to make copies,

perform, display, or modify works created by

others without their permission either.

“Wait a minute,” you say, “what about for

educational purposes?” Yes, one major exception,

termed “Fair Use,” does make allow using small

amounts of works in special situations without

express permission of the creator if they are

properly cited.

Fair Use

Are you going to cite the source?

Let’s save the detail of fair use for another day.

Because, seriously, do you want to put an APA

citation next to an image etched on a wooden

cutting board or a piece of metal? Nope, me

neither.

So what can we legally do?

Public Domain

There is a solution.

Let’s save the detail of fair use for different

lesson. Because, seriously, do you want to

put an APA citation next to an image etched

on a wooden cutting board or a piece of

metal? Nope, me neither. (You could etch my

name in that rectangle at the top, though.)

So what can we legally do?

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Let’s take a closer look at some options.

When you are not going to cite sources, you

might:

• Use an image that you created yourself.

• Use a purchased image.

• Use an image that is in the “Public Domain.”

However, anytime there are recognizable people or locations,

permissions are required.

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What is public domain?

The term pubic domain refers to works that are

not protected by copyright. The pubic owns these

creations, not an individual author or artist,

because the exclusive intellectual property rights

have expired, have been forfeited, or are

inapplicable.

Public domain images are a great option for this

project!

Source: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/

Sources for Images You Are Not Requires to Cite

Where do you find images you may legally use without attribution?

Remember that you may always your own original

artwork. Beyond that, on the next slides I have created

video tutorials to show you how to use four good online

sources for images.

You may use images from iClipArt for Schools because

Iowa’s AEA system has paid for you to be able to use

these images. This is called a subscription, and in this

case terms of the subscription allow use without

attribution.

Let’s see how it works...

iClipArt – aea1.k12.ia.us Click on image for tutorial video

Flickr: The Commons - flickr.com/commons Click on image for video tutorial

Pixabay – pixabay.com Click on image for video tutorial

OpenClipArt – openclipart.org Click on image for video tutorial

Conclusion

Now that you understand copyright and acceptable use, explore these

sources for images with no attribution required.

Flickr: The Commons

Pixabay.com

OpenClipArt.org

iClipArt