A Creator's Rights

The ability to use a small amount of copyrighted work without permission, but only in certain ways and in specific situations (schoolwork and education, news reporting, criticizing or commenting on something, and comedy/parody).

• Creative Commons

• Piracy

• Fair Use

• Public Domain

Any idea or artistic creation that is recorded in some form, whether it’s hard copy or digital.

• Creative Work

• Piracy

• Fair Use

• License

Creative work that’s not copyrighted and therefore free for you to use however you want.

• Creative Commons

• License

• Fair Use

• Public Domain

A law that protects your control over the creative work you make so that people must get your permission before they copy, share, or perform your work.

• Creative Commons

• License

• Copyright

• Piracy

Copying, “lifting,” or making slight changes to some or all of someone else’s work and saying you created it.

• Public Domain

• Plagiarize

• Copyright

• Piracy

A clear way to define the copyright of your creative work so people know how it can be used.

• License

• Public Domain

• Copyright

• Creative Commons

A kind of copyright that makes it easier for people to copy, share, and build on your creative work, as long as they give you credit for it.

• License

• Public Domain

• Copyright

• Creative Commons

Stealing copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell, or give it away without permission and without paying.

• Fair Use

• Public Domain

• Plagiarize

• Piracy

Why would people want to use a "Creative Commons" license?

• create works that are free for others to use however they want.

• allow others to copy their work and pass it off as their own.

• prevent others from discovering their work.

• to allow others to use their work, but while giving proper credit.

What are the "Common Sense" steps to follow to help protect yourself when using information found?

• Ask, Acknowledge, Authorize

• Ask, Acknowledge, Always Cite

• Ask, Acknowledge, Add Value

• Ask, Acknowledge, Allow