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Public Domain and Creative Common Websites

Public Domain Archive Public Domain Archive offers a wide variety of free stock photos for commercial use. Compared to other websites I have visited or used in the past, I find this website offers beautiful photos that meet search criteria more accurately. The pictures are ones I would actually enjoy using in my own media creations or school presentations. The search bar was a bit hard to find when first arriving at the site and images would not load unless I clicked on each one individually, which was time consuming. Other than this however, I enjoyed this website and believe I could use the material offered when creating my own work. Public Domain Project The Public Domain Project offers an extensive library of video, audio, images, and even 3D model files available for commercial use. There is an abundance of each type of file, and when searching you can specify which file you are trying to find. This is an incredibly easy and simple website to use, and offers material that wo

Fair Dealing Situations - Fair Dealing and Copyright in Canada

Case One - Research  Under fair dealing, students can use and make copies of any works when needed for research. However, the excerpts copied cannot exceed 10% of the work, and if the research is to be published, either online or in print, the works used may not be included as this may not be considered fair dealing. Case Two - Criticism When reviewing or critiquing a given work, students may copy approximately 10% of the work, and may include portions within their work. As part of their work, the source and author's or creator's must be mentioned. Case Three - Education Depending on the type of work, anywhere from 10% to the entirety of the work may be copied for educational use only. Case Four - Satire Under fair dealing, students may communicate or and reproduce, in paper or electronic form, short excerpts (up to 10% of a given work, or the entirety of a single poem or artistic work) of copyright-protected works for satire purposes. Source: http://copyrightd

Copyright Decision Tool - Understanding Copyright

Case One The first case was with the example of an artistic work, such as a painting, drawing, print, or photograph. In this scenario, the work was from a piece of  copyright-protected work for educational purposes as a class handout. If used in this way, this work is is permitted under fair dealing and may be copied completely. Case Two In this case the example used is a poem or musical score. With this scenario, the work of interest is not from a copyright-protected work containing other such works, meaning you cannot use more than 10% of the original work. Case Three The third case was with the example of a piece of audiovisual work, such as film, a television show, or sound recording. In this scenario, the work is being used in the classroom for educational purposes and is therefore permitted under fair dealing. However, this is only true if the work was obtained legitimately (borrowed, rented, or owned). If found online, the work can only be shown if the copyright holder

Computer Usage Policy