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The University of Pennsylvania has an accessibility statement you must understand and do your best to follow: Web accessibility is a shared, continuous responsibility for members of the Penn community involved in the development, creation, publishing, or sharing of digital resources. Penn websites and content are accessed and used by diverse people within the U.S. and around […]
How do I make sure the materials I use on my Domains site are legal? Answer: Attribution! Copyright law is complex, so in this section, we will breakdown the basics you need to know to make sure you are within your legal rights to post material to your website. The first, and most important, thing […]
The term “public domain” refers to creative materials that are not protected by intellectual property laws such as copyright, trademark, or patent laws. The following is a simplified flow chart to help you understand how to determine what is in the public domain. However, it should be noted that the years listed will change every […]
What determines Fair Use? According to Section 107 of the Copyright Act “. . . for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple uses for classroom use), scholarship, or research is not an infringement of copyright.” Subject to the following four factors: The purpose and character of the use, including whether such a use […]
Where do I find citation resources? Now that we’ve talked about why you need to give attribution, and where you can find materials to post that are fair use, you need to know how to give proper attribution. Luckily, every discipline has clear guidelines on how to cite a source. You might have learned about […]
