Educational Technology and Copyright Law

• Copyright:
• Copyright is a United States federal law that protects your work from being stolen.
• © is the copyright symbol
• © is not needed to let others know not to copyright. It is automatically yours with or without the symbol.
• Fair use:
• You can use someone else's work for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.
• Learning to write work in your own words should be taught in school.
• Unlicensed work
• Licensed Images:
• Most images are licensed 
• When using someone else's pictures, you have to give credit.
• Can you use an image?:
• If an image that you wish to use is licensed you can use it as it says, or not use it at all.
• If it's not licensed you should follow the fair use rules. 
• Overall:
• You can use pictures for educational purposes.