This document discusses copyright and acceptable use of images. It defines copyright as giving creators exclusive rights over their work. Works are automatically copyrighted upon creation. Fair use allows limited use of copyrighted works for educational purposes with proper citation. Public domain works are not protected by copyright and can be used freely. The document recommends sources of images in the public domain or with commercial licenses that allow use without attribution, such as iClipArt, Flickr Commons, Pixabay, and OpenClipArt. Video tutorials demonstrate how to access and use images from these sources.

1. Copyright of Images
Understanding Acceptable Use

2. Learning Targets
By the end of this lesson,
you will be able to...
1. identify the legal requirements of copyright
2. explain the meaning of public domain.
3. identify online sources for images that may be
used without attribution.

3. Copyright
What is copyright?
Did you know that when you create a
work of visual art, author an original
writing, or even write a paper for a class,
you automatically own the copyright to it?
Source: http://www.copyrightkids.org/whatcopyframes.htm

4. Copyright continued...
What does that mean?
Copyright gives special rights to
creators of “original works of
authorship,” including stories, poems,
plays, musical scores, paintings,
photographs, drawings, and other
intellectual works. In other words...

5. Copyright continued...
You hold the power!
As the author or writer, you are the only person
who may legally
• make or distribute copies of your work
• conduct public performances of your work
(music, plays, etc.)
• display your work publicly on the internet, on
television, or in a gallery
• make modifications to your work
Unless you grant permission for others to do so.

6. Copyright continued...
It’s automatic.
This exclusive copyright is given to the
creator given upon creation.
Even if there is no copyright symbol.

7. Fair Use
And that means...
You are not legally allowed to make copies,
perform, display, or modify works created by
others without their permission either.
“Wait a minute,” you say, “what about for
educational purposes?” Yes, one major exception,
termed “Fair Use,” does make allow using small
amounts of works in special situations without
express permission of the creator if they are
properly cited.

8. Fair Use
Are you going to cite the source?
Let’s save the detail of fair use for another day.
Because, seriously, do you want to put an APA
citation next to an image etched on a wooden
cutting board or a piece of metal? Nope, me
neither.
So what can we legally do?

9. Public Domain
There is a solution.
Let’s save the detail of fair use for different
lesson. Because, seriously, do you want to
put an APA citation next to an image
etched on a wooden cutting board or a
piece of metal? Nope, me neither. (You
could etch my name in that rectangle at the
top, though.)
So what can we legally do?

10. Pubic Domain continued...
Let’s take a closer look
at some options.
When you are not going to cite sources, you
might:
• Use an image that you created yourself.
• Use a purchased image.
• Use an image that is in the “Public Domain.”
However, anytime there are recognizable people or locations,
permissions are required.

11. Public Domain continued...
What is public domain?
The term pubic domain refers to works that are
not protected by copyright. The pubic owns these
creations, not an individual author or artist,
because the exclusive intellectual property rights
have expired, have been forfeited, or are
inapplicable.
Public domain images are a great option for this
project!
Source: http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/public-domain/welcome/

12. Sources for Images You Are Not Requires to Cite
Where do you find images you may
legally use without attribution?
Remember that you may always your own original
artwork. Beyond that, on the next slides I have
created video tutorials to show you how to use
four good online sources for images.
You may use images from iClipArt for Schools
because Iowa’s AEA system has paid for you to be
able to use these images. This is called a
subscription, and in this case terms of the
subscription allow use without attribution.
Let’s see how it works...

13. iClipArt – aea1.k12.ia.us Click on image for tutorial video

14. Flickr: The Commons - flickr.com/commons
Click on image for video tutorial

15. Pixabay – pixabay.com Click on image for video tutorial

16. OpenClipArt – openclipart.org Click on image for video tutorial

17. Conclusion
Now that you understand copyright
and acceptable use, explore these
sources for images with no
attribution required.
Flickr: The Commons
Pixabay.com
OpenClipArt.org
iClipArt