2. Lesson Goals
Understand legal issues surrounding the production
of your comic book
Be able to describe the ethical issues faced with the
comic book
#copyright #ethics
#creative commons
4. Understand legal issues of comic
Legal Issues Describe ethical issues faced
Copyright Creative Commons
• Protects the original creator • Allows work to be shared between
• Prevents work being stolen people
• Blocks anyone using your work • Breaks down barriers put in place with
• Copyright infringement is theft of the copyright
work • Sharing is done on the terms of the
• Covers creator
music, stories, art, photos, scripts, etc. • Some rights can be reserved
• Allows creativity to be built upon by
others
#copyright #ethics
#creative commons
5. Understand legal issues of comic
Ethical Issues Describe ethical issues faced
These issues are the things that relate to the difference
between what we know is morally right or wrong.
Topic Safety Content
• Is the overall topic • Will anyone be put at • Have you made sure it
appropriate for the risk making this? doesn’t discriminate?
audience? • Is there anything • Are you being
• Is the topic suitable dangerous in the inclusive to all of your
for this audience? project? audience?
• Is the storyline • Will it cause upset to
respectful? anyone?
#copyright #ethics
#creative commons
6. Understand legal issues of comic
Your Task Describe ethical issues faced
Describe the legal issues you may
be faced with when creating an
original comic book.
Copyright
Creative Commons
Explain any ethical issues you
might face and how you will try
to prevent these occurring.
Topic
Safety
Content #copyright #ethics
#creative commons
7. Key Words
Copyright Work that has restrictions on it and
can only be used with permission
Creative Commons Work that is shared by people for
use with just a few rules attached
Ethics The moral issues surrounding the
difference between right and wrong
