Compliance should pertain to scanned images and documents, electronic clip art, recorded sounds, recorded and scanned photography, trademarks, and other elements adapted for use in desktop publishing, multimedia, and web documents.
Compliance should include
- identifying applicable copyright and patent laws
- discussing the consequences of illegal use of any images, documents, audio, video, recordings, trademarks, and any other elements adapted for use in desktop publishing, multimedia, and web documents
- discussing the different methods (direct contact with company, copyright clearinghouses) for obtaining permission to use copyrighted materials
- documenting all copyrighted materials used in class assignments.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the differences between images that are copyright protected and those which are public domain?
- How does one gain permission to use copyrighted materials?
- What images can be used for class PowerPoint presentations?