Canadian Copyright Laws:
Downloading media content does not equal "free"
Just because you download the media (music, videos, images...) doesn't give you ownerships or the right to use it in whatever way you want.
The Canadian Copyright Laws recognizes the creator or owner of any content you are using as part of research/education assignment. You may use online content in part but you MUST cite the source of the content or the owner by name.
Educational use of copyright materials falls under the provision of "Fair Dealings" in the Canadian Copyright Act . It defines the limited permission for students and teachers to use copyrighted materials with.
It does not give unlimited use of any copyright material even in education.
You have the responsibility to respect copyright laws with any content that you didn't create but downloaded and used for research/educational purposes.
Copyright Requirements and project content created for class
When in doubt, cite the source.
Downloading media content does not equal "free"
Just because you download the media (music, videos, images...) doesn't give you ownerships or the right to use it in whatever way you want.
The Canadian Copyright Laws recognizes the creator or owner of any content you are using as part of research/education assignment. You may use online content in part but you MUST cite the source of the content or the owner by name.
Educational use of copyright materials falls under the provision of "Fair Dealings" in the Canadian Copyright Act . It defines the limited permission for students and teachers to use copyrighted materials with.
It does not give unlimited use of any copyright material even in education.
You have the responsibility to respect copyright laws with any content that you didn't create but downloaded and used for research/educational purposes.
Copyright Requirements and project content created for class
- All content must be school appropriate in theme, content and visuals
- Google is not the owner of most content - it is a search engine that finds copyrighted work others. Do not cite Google (for example, images) as the owner of copyrighted work
- Students may use portions of copyrighted work for research and education but MUST include cite the source and identify the copyright owner(s) or website.
- Any opinions or writings of others cannot be presented as your own - you must give credit to those who published the work (written or digitally) if you use their ideas/thoughts. You must attribute (cite) the source of the work/ideas/quotes as you would for an essay for any other class. Failing to do so is considered plagiarism and will be brought forward to the school administration. Plagiarism is a serious issue. To avoid any penalties you must simply cite your sources.
- All content used in projects must be original creations by the students. Any download media that is used or inspires student ideas (an image or an image that is traced) MUST also cite the owner/creator of that content
When in doubt, cite the source.
"Copyright Matters" is an excellent summary of using copyrighted material in an educational setting.
"Copyright Matters", interprets the use of copyright materials in an educational environment.
"Copyright Matters", interprets the use of copyright materials in an educational environment.
Source: Authors - Wanda Noel & Jordan Snel, Barristers and Solicitors