GEN: Copyright Issues - Using Pictures from the Internet

[Michelle Walker <wadelle2@CS.COM>]

Hello all,
I am finding more and more students are using pictures from the internet to include 
in PowerPoint presentations, on report covers, in assignments, etc.  What are the 
copyright laws regarding pictures from the internet?  Is it okay to use them if you 
give the website/source credit?  I've been steering kids to free clip art sites as 
much as possible, but still find students using online pictures a great deal. I've 
searched the archives and couldn't find much there. I'd appreciate any of your 
insights, experiences, etc. with this issue.  Thanks!

Michelle Walker, Librarian
Hamilton Union High School
Hamilton City, CA
(530) 826-3261
mwalker@glenn-co.k12.ca.us
www.glenn-co.k12.ca.us/ham-hs/library.html

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