Teaching With Mr. D: Dizigen Badge 1: Copyright

Copyright matters. Basic copyright law means that all exclusive rights are reserved for the author of the original work to produce, reproduce, sell, perform, publish, or license. Others must obtain permission or pay in order to copy, distribute, perform, display or adapt digital media found online. In Canada, fair dealing is a law that allows the use of works for purposes of private study, research, criticism, review or news reporting. As a teacher, it is most important to set the right example and educate students as to what is legal and what is prohibited in terms of using protected materials. For example, in order for a Canadian teacher to show a YouTube video, it must have a Creative Common (CC) license that allows distribution. This standard enables sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools. Creative Commons established four types of copyright; attribution, share alike, non-commercial and no-derivative works. These can be combined to form six types of licenses. Also, teachers can use copied documents as long as payment has been made to the copyright owners through a licensing service such as Copibec. To encourage copyright awareness and respect, educators should encourage students to investigate sources listed on Copyright Friendly Wiki or the Creative Commons page from the Clever Sheep Blog. It is the law to obtain permission or pay for using original work. Also,it is important to cite sources of any Internet materials used.