LibGuides: Images: Resources for Copyright

Copyright and Creative Commons for Artists

Copyright

Copyright Education

Resources to help you and your students learn about copyright.

The Connected Classroom
Copyright for Educators
A series of videos from PBS SoCal (Southern California)
Media Education Lab
Resources and Education
Copyright.gov

Resources for Copyright and Use Licenses

Copyright and Primary Sources (Library of Congress)
Q&A for Copyright and Fair Use for Teachers, including examples, scenarios, web links
Copyright Basics
video, Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright Frequently Asked Questions
Teaching Copyright, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Creative Commons Downloads
Buttons and logos, Creative Commons
Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
A five-part series, from Education World
Fair Use (more information)
Copyright.gov
Licenses and Examples
Creative Commons
Licensing Types
Creative Commons (6 main licenses)
Photo Licenseing
A look at basics of photo licensing, including a sample license, DIYPhotography.net
PLUS (Picture Licensing University System)
The PLUS Coalition is an international non-profit organization with a tightly focused mission: to simplify and facilitate the communication and management of image right
Privacy and Publicity Rights
American Memory, Library of Congress
Public Domain Mark
Creative Commons
Rights Statements
“…specifically designed to be used by cultural heritage institutions and cultural heritage aggregation platforms to indicate the copyright status of digital objects that they make available online. They are not intended to be used for other purpose such as licensing works created by individuals.” See Creative Commons for individual licensing.
Understanding Free Cultural Works
Creative Commons
Welcome to the Public Domain
Copyright and Fair Use, Stanford University Libraries
Works Made for Hire
U.S. Copyright Office

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