Giving+Credit

Teachers should always respect intellectual property and give credit where credit is due. For information, cite the source using APA style. For photos, graphics, music, and other creations, you must tell three important things: who owns the copyright, where did you get it (what's the source), and what's the permission status. It must be apparent which credit goes with which item.

=Tell Who Owns It= Who is the photographer, videographer, graphic designer, musician? Typically, they are the copyright owner. If they are, state their name. Sometimes it's a company and not an individual that created the product. Sometimes the copyright is held by someone other than the original creator. Sometimes the artist only gives a user name. Find out the copyright owner and tell who it is. If you are the artist, say so.

=State the Source= Where did you find it? Typically, the URL where you found the image is the source. But not always... =Permission Status=
 * Sometimes an image is on a Web page with permission of the original Copyright holder. Your job is to find the original source. Give the URL where the Copyright holder has the image posted.
 * If you found the image using Google Images or Creative Commons Search, that is NOT the source. The search engine is merely the tool that you used to find the picture. Click on "View page" and look to see if the image you want is on that page. (In Creative Commons Search do a right click on the "full size image" link and pick "open in new tab".) The URL for that image is typically the source.
 * Always assume that a picture is copyrighted unless otherwise stated. In the 1980's the government passed legislation that everything is automatically copyrighted whether it is stated or not. If it is not clearly stated that anyone can use the creation, you must contact the copyright holder and ask permission. //**Once you have permission, you state "used with permission" on your Web site/wiki site**// so that world knows that you are not infringing on someone's copyright. How do you get permission? Send an email! It may take a while to find an email address on the Web site, but there's usually some way to contact someone affiliated with the page. Tell them who you are, what you want, and how you expect to use their image (most people are very receptive to sharing when they know it's for education and not for profit). Ask them for permission to use the photo/video/product. When they send a reply email that says "Yes" be sure to keep a copy of it in your files somewhere.
 * //**If you create your own work and want to use it, give yourself permission and then state "used with permission."**//
 * Some things are in "[|the public domain]." This means, for whatever reason, they are not protected by copyright and are available for anyone to use. [|Most graphics and photographs created by or for the U. S. Government] are in the public domain. //**For items that you are certain are in the public domain, you simply state "in the public domain."**//
 * [|Creative Commons] is a system by which an artist declares the [|copyright permission status] (e.g., "all rights reserved", "feel free to use it but give the creator credit (attribution)", "feel free to use it but you can't make any money from it," etc.) //**If you use a creation with the CC mark, you will clearly know the creator's wishes related to permission to using the creation--follow the directions given in the Creative Commons Agreement**//.
 * Per information on [|tinytake.com]'s website, "It’s likely that if you are using a screen capture of copyrighted works to educate, comment, or criticize the topic the use of screen capture images are aptly deemed fair use. It generally comes down to money. If you are going to profit from the use of a screen capture image, you may be in violation of fair use." Therefore, the permission status on a screenshot is "Used under Fair Use Doctrine of the Copyright Act."
 * Many software packages include clip art, templates, photo galleries, etc. Typically, the terms of agreement for that software allow you to use that media for non-commercial purposes (sometimes you can even use it for commercial purposes). Check out the terms of agreement or other policies to see if it's allowable.
 * Company websites will sometimes have specific information on permission and attribution requirements for their media. It's always a good idea to hyperlink their webpage to your citation or quote their permission.
 * Google has [|a generous and easy to understand policy regarding the use of images, screenshots, and media capture] of Google Maps, Google Streetview, Google Earth, etc.
 * Some very specific directions for citing Google Earth are provided [|on the Taipei American School site]. //Thank you, Cooper L (practicum spring 16) for finding this information.//
 * See MorgueFile and FanPop examples below.

=Examples= Eiffel Tower photo by franz88 from http://flickr.com/photos/franz88/761420786/ used with [|Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 generic]

// owner: franz88 (this is the owner's flickr user name and that's what s/he goes by) // // source: http://flickr.com/photos/franz88/761420786/ // // permission status: used with [|Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 generic] //

Photo by Rodney Corey of [|rodneycorey.com]. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Photo available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneycorey/3692544047/in/set-72157620886669929/

// owner: Rodney Corey // // source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneycorey/3692544047/in/set-72157620886669929/ // // permission status: All rights reserved. Used with permission. // // NOTE: I contacted Rodney Corey who gave me permission (used with permission) but anyone else who wants to use it has to contact him (all rights reserved). Additionally, when I contacted him, he said I could use it IF I would put a link to his website on my page, so I did. //

Autumn by tiffany88 from http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/autumn/images/35540976/title/autumn-wallpaper. Used under Fanpop's terms of service: "You may download or copy the portions of the information, data, text, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages and other materials available via the Fanpop Service ("Content"), and other items displayed on the Fanpop Site, for your own use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content."

// owner: tiffany88 // // source: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/autumn/images/35540976/title/autumn-wallpaper/ // // permission status: it wasn't clearly stated on the page, so I checked Fanpop's terms of service and found this line that I felt gave me permission (I also read the rest of the terms of service and didn't find anything that contradicted that statement, so I felt pretty sure). //

MGDboston created this photo titled "Floppy Disk Death." I downloaded it from [] [|morgueFile's license] gives me permission to distribute this work.

// owner: MGDboston // // source: http://mrg.bz/kOiGWE // // permission status: morgueFile's license actually says attribution is not required, but it's better to give more attribution than not enough // // NOTE: In this example, the credit is more narrative in style. It gets the point across and that's the point. You need to pick a style that you like and then use it consistently. //

Photo by Theresa Overall. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

// owner: me! // // source: this page is the source, so I left that out // // permission status: I gave myself permission but I didn't put it out there for the rest of the world to use //

Screenshot of Evernote App icon used for educational purposes under fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law

// owner: not really applicable in this case...a screenshot is probably not considered a "creation" // // source: this page is the source, so I left that out // // permission status: there are many exemptions of the copyright law under the fair use doctrine, educational purposes is one of them //

Mars Rover photo available at http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/imp/sol/sol1/80811_full.jpg photo in the public domain

// owner: nobody because it's in the public domain // // source: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/imp/sol/sol1/80811_full.jpg // // permission status: in the public domain //

Cover graphic from iBooks Author template gallery, used with permission under terms of agreement for iBooks Author.

// owner: Apple (creator of iBooks Author) // // source: iBooks Author template gallery // // permission status: used with permission under iBooks Author's Terms of Agreement. //

Copyright notification sign at a bakery shop (related to using copyrighted images for cake decorations) Photo by Gabe Knezek http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/photo.php?pid=57148113&id=8317231&ref=mf permission pending

// owner: Gabe Knezek // // source: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/photo.php?pid=57148113&id=8317231&ref=mf // // permission status: permission pending--I have contacted Gabe but he has not replied. // // NOTE: If he were to write me back and say I had permission, I would change this to "used with permission" or however he wants me to state it. If he were to write me back and say I can't use it, I would take it down off the website //

[|This blogger/artist makes copyright status very clear.] Scroll to the very bottom of the page and wait for everything to finish loading. It's worth the wait. :-)