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| Sarony, Napoleon. (1882). "Oscar Wilde" Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_Wilde_time_3.jpg |
“Talent borrows, genius steals” --Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde may be everyone’s
favourite aesthete, but when it comes to using ideas from the Internet, he is
dead WRONG! When you create something, let’s say you take a photo, that image
is protected by copyright laws, even if you don’t have that cute little
copyright notice hanging around the bottom of the image. Copying, distributing,
or using someone’s material you find on the internet, be it a picture, film, or
story without the proper permission is an infringement of copyright. There is
an exception for fair use (US) or fair dealing (Canada) which means that you
can use someone’s material if it is for private study, research, or
entertainment.
So what does this mean for students
and educators who want to obey the laws? Should we all take art classes so
every time we need an image for an assignment we can make our own? You can if
you want, but there’s actually an easier way thanks to something called
Creative Commons. Founded by the Centre for the Public Domain, the Creative
Commons has six licenses that let authors decide how their work is shared,
allowing permission for others to share material, create derivative works based
on it, or only use the material for non-commercial purposes. Check out http://creativecommons.org for more
information.
It is important as ethical educators
to be aware of copyright and to model for students the proper way to borrow
materials to enhance the classroom experience. That way, you make the classroom fun and legal!
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| Jamie. (November-December 1982). "Vintage Ad: Learn to Brave New Worlds." Retrieved from http://bit.do/bjWgx |
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