Copyright

**Copyright in education**
This part of the wiki is designed to encourage discussion on Copyright and examine ways in which it can help educators use open content in a responsible and ethical manner. Please help keep it updated by adding new resources and information.

In an increasingly digital world, an understanding of copyright and licensing will be fundamental competency for educators. Understanding copyright, IP and licensing enables educators to develop and create new learning activities and resources.
 * Teaching Copyright**

It is also important to recognise that whilst there are many copyright resources for education available on the web, the focus of their message will depend on whose interests they represent. It is always a good idea to check the provenance of copyright resources. For example check who creates, funds, or sponsors them.

//There's a lot of misinformation out there about legal rights and responsibilities in the digital era. This is especially disconcerting when it comes to information being shared with youth. Kids and teens are bombarded with messages from a myriad of sources that using new technology is high-risk behavior. Downloading music is compared to stealing a bicycle — even though many downloads are lawful. Making videos using short clips from other sources is treated as probably illegal — even though many such videos are also lawful[|. Teaching Copyright]//


 * Why use Creative Commons?**
 * Licences can help students think about the resources they are using.
 * Working with Creative Commons helps students reflect on how they would their work to be shared and use.


 * Helpful resources for Copyright in Education**
 * [|Creative Commons Education]
 * [|Copyright Exceptions UK], Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
 * [|Exceptions to Copyright - Education & Teaching] PDF download from UK IPO
 * [|Understanding Copyright and Licencing] (Smashing Magazine)
 * NEN [|Copyrights and wrongs]
 * [|CopyrightCodex] Informative and well structured US website
 * [|Copy-me] The Copy-me platform for sharing knowledge and culture and copyright resources. It covers the laws, myths and misconceptions, about the Internet and the wide spread of information and, of course, about all the benefits of sharing.
 * Open Education for Schools - Guidance and Resources (October 2014) Leicester City Council has recently released an accessible range of guidance and resources designed to support school staff in finding, attributing, remixing, creating and sharing open education resources. The guidance includes information on copyright and intellectual property issues. The guidance has been produced by Björn Haßler, Helen Neo, and Josie Fraser ([|@josiefraser] ), and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Editable versions are provided for others to build on.
 * [|Introduction to Copyright] - A plain language guide to copyright ([|pdf download])

Best practice for [|attributing] CC images [|Evaluating your sources] (University of Manchester Library) [|What is Creative Commons] - an interactive guide
 * Tips and guidance**


 * Lesson ideas**

The **History of Copyrigh**t is accurately portrayed in this intriguing and detailed animation

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