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Copyright Tidbit From the Library - Using Copyrighted Images in Multimedia Projects
Nov 18, 2013 9:33 AM
By Liz Overberg - FF/S
Today's copyright tidbit is about using images in multimedia projects. This tidbit applies to both students' and teachers' work.
(The limits below apply to copyrighted materials being used in a project for educational purposes. If the project isn't connected to a specific class's curriculum, then students and teachers would likely not be able to use copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder.)
When adding copyrighted illustrations, cartoons, and photographs to a multimedia project or presentation, students and teachers may use no more than five images from a single photographer or illustrator. If they are using images from multiple artists, no more than 15 images may be used from one collective work or collection.
These limits are for the entire term. Once a teacher or student has used 5 images from one artist or 15 images from one book or online collection of photographs, he or she may not use any more from the particular artist or collection for the rest of the term (without permission from the copyright holder).
And one more important, and unfortunately painful, thing:
Multimedia projects containing any copyrighted material may not legally be displayed on the school website unless they are only viewable by students who are enrolled in the current class. Some type of network security must be in place to prevent access by other students or members of the school community.
