Creative Commons licenses allow copyright owners to license their works under terms and conditions they choose. Learn how to choose the best CC license.
Creative Commons Licenses: How to Choose the Best CC License
Copyright Compliance Checklist
This copyright compliance checklist will help lower your copyright infringement risks. Copyright compliance requires on-going effort.
Copyright Permissions Sample Letter
Our copyright permissions sample letter, below, is one example of such a letter. You can review and modify it to meet your needs when obtaining permission to use copyright-protected materials. This article also sets out how to contact a copyright owner to obtain permission to use their copyright-protected work and what to ask for. If copyright…
6 Best Practices for Legally Using Google Images
Google Images is a wonderful tool for locating the perfect image. But before you blindly use images you find through Google, you must consider copyright law. Scroll below to download our tip sheet 6 Copyright Tips for Legally Using Google Images. Have You Found the Perfect Image on Google? How many times have you used…
Selecting an Online Copyright Course from Copyrightlaws.com
Copyright awareness, education and training — our courses are designed to help you and your colleagues gain confidence to answer copyright questions and keep your organization’s copyright risks to a minimum. We offer three certificate programs and a variety of individual courses. Contact us if you’re interesting in licensing any of our courses and for…
Obtaining Permission: The Copyright Permissions Request Online Course
Our online course Obtaining Permission: The Copyright Permissions Request is a comprehensive overview of the permissons request process and best practices.
Duration of Copyright in Canada
The duration of copyright in Canada is 50 years after the death of the author. There are several exceptions to this general rule of duration in Canadian copyright law. Some of these exceptions are set out below. The Duration of Copyright in Canada Unlike physical property, ownership in copyright material has a limited duration. So for…
Moral Rights in U.S. Copyright Law
Moral rights in U.S. copyright law benefit authors or creators of select copyright-protected materials: certain works of visual art. The purpose of moral rights is to protect the reputation of an author or creator. Economic rights (such as the right of reproduction and public performance), which are more commonly understood, provide creators with control over…
Instagram and Copyright — What Are the Terms of Use?
Instagram and copyright make strange bedfellows. Instagram is all about images. And legally using images is a major issue when it comes to social media. Some things you should think about when using Instagram: Are you posting your own images on Instagram? If so, what use and re-use can others make of your images? Are…
