Credit is not permission
Harbour Town Youth Football Club is made up. A volunteer finds a great photo of a stadium in a search. She posts it with the words "Photo: someone online".
A week later the photographer writes to the club. The club never asked. Naming a person does not give you the right to use their work.
By the end of this lesson
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I can explain why content needs permission and justify each item I use.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Copyright | the right of a maker to control who copies their work |
| Permission | the owner agreeing that you may use their work |
| Licence | written permission that comes with rules |
| Plagiarism | passing off someone else's work as your own |
| Credit | naming the person who made something |
| Asset register | a list of every item used and why it is allowed |
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Whoever makes it usually owns it
When somebody makes a photo, a song, a video or a piece of writing, they usually own the copyright straight away. They do not have to register it or put a sign on it.
To use their work you need permission, or a licence that allows your use. Your own photos and writing are yours to use. Everything else needs a check.
Credit helps, but it never replaces permission
A credit names the maker. Some licences ask for a credit as one of their rules. But a credit only counts if the licence allows your use in the first place.
Plagiarism is passing off someone else's work as your own. Write in your own words. Say where an idea came from. Ask if you are not sure.
A common mistake
Warning
Many people think that if there is no copyright sign, a work is free. It is not. Most work is owned the moment it is made, with or without a sign. If you cannot show you have permission, do not use it.
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