A Creator’s Rights and Responsibilities

Aimee comes across an image online that she wants to use in her book report. Under the image, it says "Copyright by Max Weber. 2018." If Aimee wants to use this image, what should she do?

• Contact the author and ask permission.

• Copy and paste the image into her report.

Select the correct statements to think about when using photos and creative work you find online:

• They are all free to use however we want.

• They may have a copyright license set by the creator.

• To use them fairly, you have to follow what the copyright license says.

• The creator of the photo or work has a right to how others use it.

Cory showed responsibility by providing _______________ for the photo he used in his report.

• Intellectual property

• Contribution

• Attribution

Why should we care about copyrights?

• it allows others to copy your work

• it prevents other people from copying your work

Emily is getting ideas for her pyramid project from a website. She takes notes and lists the website name and information in her project when she turns it in.

OKAY or NO WAY?

• Okay

• No Way

Rachel has to write a paragraph about volcanoes for science. She finds a paragraph on a website that sounds great. She copies it in her own handwriting and turns it in.

OKAY or NO WAY?

• Okay

• No Way