Copyright​

=World Wide Web Copyright Issues=

Best Practices
== Virtually all internet content is copyright protected,whether it's indicated or not. ==

===To get an overall view of the Canadian copyright issue please review the FAQ on Copyright at: []===

===For information on copyright as it pertains to text and schools, please review the [|CanCopy]booklet provide to you by you school division. A copy of this is posted in every copy room close to the copier.===

1. Create a visible indication of copyright

Although everything you create and publish to the web is technically Copyright protected, it is good practice to visabily indicate this by one of the following methods:

Original images which are scanned

Original videos
 * include a C inside a circle and the date, on the image before scanning
 * include a C inside a circle and the date, outside the image on the webpage close to the image.
 * or apply a [|Creative Commons]licence, close to the image

Original audio recordings or apply a [|Creative Commons] licence, close to the recording
 * include a C inside a circle and the date, close to the video
 * or apply a [|Creative Commons] licence, close to the video
 * include a C inside a circle and the date, on the webpage

[|Creative Commons Licence explained]

2. Choose images/photos from copyright free sources & link back to those sites as a courtesy (but not a requirement).

3. Give credit by providing a bibliography for all sources.
 * Check [[[] |here]] for a list of PD sites or search for "Public domain photos" on the web.
 * With a non-public domain image/photo you need to use, read the fine print for copyright information, and then request permission to use it, if necessary. If you are allowed to use it, you must acknowledge the source.

4. Use established formats for citing all Internet sources ===Son of Citation Machine===

===Kathy Schrock - Ready Reference and Library-Related Resources===

===Nauset Public Schools Grade 1 - 6 Citing Guide===

===Nauset Public Schools Grade 7 - 12 Citing Guide===