Copyright+Information

=**Copyright Information ** = = =  

What is Public Domain?
The **public domain** is a range of materials which are not owned or controlled by anyone. The term indicates that these materials are therefore "public property". The public domain is most often discussed in contrast to works whose use is restricted by [|copyright]. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain)

What is Fair Use?
**"Fair use** is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use) KEY WORDS: 'limited' and 'scholarship' For more information, go to this website: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/media_literacy_faq

**__Music:__**
'Fair Use" allows you to use 30 seconds or 10% of a song (whichever is shorter) ~ ANY song, even copyrighted songs!

WSSD has purchased the **Soundzabound** Royalty Free Music that is found on the student server when in school, or use your username and password for email to get to this music when you are not in school: [|http://www.soundzabound.com/]  For additional music sources that are 'Copyright Friendly': <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; color: rgb(255, 0, 3);">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-size: 60%;">http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/Copyright-friendly+music+and+sound ** <span style="font-size: 150%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(255, 0, 3);">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**__Images:__**
===**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Copyrighted images may <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 46); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">not <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> be used without the owner's permission. There are many websites that offer 'Copyright Friendly' images, clipart, and photos: **=== <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span class="wiki_link_ext"> [|www.pdclipart.org] [|www.worldbookonline.com] [|www.wikipedia.org] [|Wikimedia Commons] [|School Discovery Education]

List of Creative Commons Sites: []

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **__HOW to Cite Your Sources:__**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Below are 2 PDF files that have been developed by WSSD Librarians as a guide on the correct way to cite your sources (bibliography).

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> [|3rd and 4th Grade Citations.pdf] [|5th Grade Citations.pdf]

===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Remember to **__ALWAYS__** cite where you got your stuff (even photos)! Even stuff that is 'Copyright Friendly' still must be cited, you just don't need the owners permission to use it.<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Copyrighted material may <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 46); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">not <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> be used without the owner's permission ===

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Teachers *MUST* obtain a signed permission form before using a student's photo on ANYTHING that is accessible on the internet, even if it is a password protected. Here is a 'generic' permission form that can be modified for your classroom: [|internetrelease.doc] <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">