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Creative Commons - YouTube Help. Flickr: Creative Commons. Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license.

Flickr: Creative Commons

Here are some recently added bits and pieces: Attribution License » 89205806 photos (See more) Attribution-NoDerivs License » 23565894 photos (See more) Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License » 110097848 photos (See more) Attribution-NonCommercial License » 60002413 photos (See more) Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License » 128332257 photos (See more) Attribution-ShareAlike License » 46300491 photos (See more) Public Domain Dedication (CC0) » 3477152 photos (See more) Public Domain Mark » 9461619 photos (See more) "Creative Commons is a non-profit that offers an alternative to full copyright. " creativecommons.org Briefly...

Attribution means: You let others copy, distribute, display, and perform your copyrighted work - and derivative works based upon it - but only if they give you credit. Add a Creative Commons license to your photostream. Creative Commons. Organization creating copyright licenses for the public release of creative works Creative Commons (CC) is an American non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.[3] The organization has released several copyright-licenses, known as Creative Commons licenses, free of charge to the public.

Creative Commons

These licenses allow authors of creative works to communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. An easy-to-understand one-page explanation of rights, with associated visual symbols, explains the specifics of each Creative Commons license. Creative Commons licenses do not replace copyright, but are based upon it. The organization was founded in 2001 by Lawrence Lessig, Hal Abelson, and Eric Eldred[4] with the support of Center for the Public Domain. MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Summary: MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide

This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page. Contributors: Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles.

Cite Sources — Plagiarism.org - Best Practices for Ensuring Originality in Written Work. This depends on what type of work you are writing, how you are using the borrowed material, and the expectations of your instructor.

Cite Sources — Plagiarism.org - Best Practices for Ensuring Originality in Written Work

First, you have to think about how you want to identify your sources. If your sources are very important to your ideas, you should mention the author and work in a sentence that introduces your citation. If, however, you are only citing the source to make a minor point, you may consider using parenthetical references, footnotes, or endnotes. The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use.

A five-part series When it comes to copyright law and the application of fair use exceptions, ignorance is definitely not bliss!

The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use

Learn how to educate yourselves and your students and avoid making a costly mistake! You really did plan to find time over the summer to familiarize yourself with the latest information on copyright law. Copyright: Academic Copying and Student Course Packets. This discussion addresses the law governing the making and distribution of multiple photocopies for students’ academic use or “course packets.”

Copyright: Academic Copying and Student Course Packets

Increased use of course packets over the past years, changes in methods of obtaining permissions to copy works, and recent court decisions make it imperative that members of the University understand how the law applies. University policy requires all members of the Yale community to comply with the U.S. Copyright Act and related copyright laws. Respect for intellectual property rights is a shared value of the Yale community.

Homeschooling, copyright, and consumable workbooks - WriteShop. IT’S NOT easy navigating the muddy waters of copyright.

Homeschooling, copyright, and consumable workbooks - WriteShop

For instance: When is it legal to photocopy a workbook? Is it okay to use an acetate overlay in order to keep workbook pages pristine? Is It Legal to Photocopy Textbooks? College and grad students subsisting solely on Top Ramen may be trying to save money by photocopying textbooks.

Is It Legal to Photocopy Textbooks?

But is it legal to do so? While the best approach is to lawfully purchase or rent a textbook, you may be able photocopy a small section of the book for a single assignment without violating copyright laws, as Lifehacker explains. However, photocopying too much of a textbook could potentially lead to costly copyright infringement claims. Copyright for teachers. Copyright: Definition According to the U.S. Copyright Office, copyright is "a form of protection grounded in the U.S. Constitution and granted by law for original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Photocopying and Copyright Law.

The Copyright Act gives the owner of copyrighted material the right to control its duplication and distribution and prohibits photocopying unless the copying falls within one of the limited exceptions provided for in the Act.

Photocopying and Copyright Law

For most businesses and individuals, the fair-use doctrine is the only exception that will allow them to photocopy copyrighted materials without the owner's permission. Fair Use In deciding whether copying without permission is legal under the fair-use doctrine, courts look at four factors. Circ21. U.S. Copyright Office. Court Addresses Copyright Implications of Documents Posted on EDGAR. By Robert C.

Court Addresses Copyright Implications of Documents Posted on EDGAR

Rodriguez, Litigation News Associate Editor – July 20, 2010 Once a document is publicly filed and made available on a government website, it is subject to being downloaded, used, and even sold by anyone having access to that website. However, a federal district court has now held that a party who downloads and resells public documents posted on the “Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system” used by the SEC, known as EDGAR, may be subject to copyright infringement claims. The District Court’s Decision In a decision describing the issue as one of “first impression,” the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to dismiss and allowed a copyright claim to go forward despite the fact that the copyrighted material was obtained from a public filing posted on the EDGAR website.

Copywrong. Rod Stewart is being sued over the rights to an image of his own head. In 1981, a professional photographer named Bonnie Schiffman took a picture of the back of Stewart’s head, which was used, eight years later, on the cover of the album “Storyteller.” Now a different picture of Stewart’s head, also from the back, has been used to promote his Las Vegas act and world tour. Schiffman claims that the resemblance between her photograph and the new image is too close—the legal term is “substantial similarity”—and she is suing for copyright infringement. She is asking for two and a half million dollars. Copyright Law for Business People: A Handy Guide. Authored by John F. Hornick I. Becoming Copyright Conscious Copyrights are a valuable, though often underutilized, tool for protecting business assets. Practically everyone knows that copyrights protect books, films, and music. Since the enactment of the U.S. Copyright & Fair Use Articles - Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center.

Copyright and Fair Use Animation Video. The Basics of Copyright Law. Copyright Basics. Intellectual Property: The Quick Guide - Kindle edition by Vook. Professional & Technical Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. Balancing Copyright Law in the Digital Age: Comparative Perspectives. Copies, Rights, and Copyrights: Really Owning Your Digital Stuff - Kindle edition by Sherwin Siy. Professional & Technical Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.