Copyright rules of Web Design
Learner Description: This page is created for online learners that wish to know more about copyright rules when it comes to the web. This page can also be beneficial to teachers wanted to learn more about what materials they can use for their multimedia projects.
Copying another persons work
In the design world copying another persons work is often times considered the biggest form of flattery, however at the same time copying someone else's work without permission from the creator is against the law. The web provides many avenues to spark our creativity, but at the same time the web makes it far to easy for us to take someone else's work and make it our own.
Online Scavenger Hunt
The purpose of this scavenger hunt is to help educate you on the laws surrounding copyrights when it comes to web design, and what is considered acceptable and what is breaking the law. Please download the worksheet below to fill in your answers to the following questions. You can find the answers to these questions by visiting the following sites.
Scavenger Hunt Sites:
Scavenger Hunt Questions
- What do copyrightable works include?
- If an image, website or does not have a copyright notice what does that mean?
- How do companies or individuals discover if their work has been infringed upon?
- What good is a fair use policy?
- What rule was passed on March 1st 1989?
- Is linking to another persons site considered a copyright violation? Explain why or why not.
- What are the rules for using companies names in Meta Tags?
- What is the Teach Act?
- What are students allowed to use copyrighted material for?
- What is the Teach Toolkit?
You can view the answers to the following questions at the link below. Please take the time to attempt the scavenger hunt by searching the sites above before viewing the answers.
Additional Copyright Info
For those educators that might want more information on how you can use copyrighted material within your classroom, MediaFestival.org provides an excellent chart that provides has detailed information on the acceptable use of various copyrighted materials.
