I.P., Copyright, Creative Commons, Citations and YouGrade 7 2012

What is Intellectual Property?

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Anything you can create becomes your intellectual property

A drawing, a story, a picture, a dance – if you’ve created it then it is yours

Much of what people create can be found online for free

BUT that doesn’t make it yours to use.

What is Copyright?

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All your original work automatically has a “Copyright”

That means no one else can use your work without your permission

If you take someone’s copyrighted work without their permission, you can get in a LOT of trouble

It’s like stealing

For people like artists and musicians who make money from their work, this can be a real problem

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As the creator of something, you have a right to choose where it is shown and how it is shown

Kids have the same rights as adults

BUT remember….once you post something you have created to a public site, you don’t always have control of how others use it

THINK before you POST

But, what if

you’ve

created something

really cool that you

WANT to share with

your friends online?

Creative Commons

So…

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Bill C-11 is waiting to pass – it will change the Canadian copyright laws with regards to education

In the meantime, when you can, look for a Creative Commons symbol

DO NOT rip off artists!

Learn how to properly cite all your sources (web pages, books, photos, music, etc)

Coming to a classroom near you….(on

Thursday) Citations and

bibliographies…oh my!