Thing #8

It seems like the past year has brought more and more questions about copyright to our office. With the new Web20 Wiki for Mesquite that includes a blog site for teachers, people are constantly asking if certain pictures or videos are legal to post. As a former (yet, always) librarian, you think I would know the answer to these questions. The internet seems to constantly bring up new questions. I love Creative Commons because it really simplifies things. However, it seems that the CC licenses can all be a little different, and I'm not quite sure how to research each one - might take a bit more delving. But this will be a great source to send teachers. Our department is trying to post Promethean flipcharts on the wiki so teachers will have access to ready made curriculum that matches our district's standards and we have already come up against so many copyright issues of flipcharts that have been submitted. They may have used graphics that were fine for class, but are they legal to post on the web? Every answer seems to be different according to specific circumstances. Hopefully, Creative Commons will make life a bit easier. And, if not, we'll just refer them to our awesome Library Services department for the real scoop!