Copyright Guidelines in a Digital Media Presentation Available

Dec 15, 2009

Where’s the first place you go for a photo, diagram or sound file when you’re creating a presentation, web page or eLearning?  Most people innocently use the web to grab digital media for their purposes without considering the copyright infringement and potential legal action that can result. 

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology’s University Librarian Nancy Adams recently led a discussion on copyright basics, fair use guidelines, claiming copyright for work and use of royalty free images sites such as, Creative Commons.  The presentation "Copyright Guidelines in Digital Media"  is publicly available athttp://mediasiteex.harrisburgu.net/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=d19197935fef4732a4ada7174b5c2e27There is also a podcast only version athttp://mediasiteex.harrisburgu.net/mediasite/FileServer/Podcast/4200e3fb-5874-474e-b5a6-1dbee19bc026/copyright_guidelines_for_digital_media-96kbps.mp3

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