Copyright Licences

What is copyright?

Copyright is a set of rights given to a copyright owner or holder (an author, a filmmaker, a musician, or even a publisher) for an original and creative work fixed in a tangible medium of expression (an article, a book, a movie, a recording, a website, and more).

What is protected by copyright?

“An original and creative work fixed in a tangible medium of expression”–in other words, things like articles, books, movies, recordings, pictures, website text and images, designs, and more.

. Copyright Office’s helpful publication, these are some of the types of works that can be protected Copyright Law:

Literary works
Musical works, including any accompanying words
Dramatic works, including any accompanying music
Pantomimes and choreographic works (such as dances)
Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works (such as paintings, designs, photographs, and images)
Motion pictures and other audiovisual works (including TV shows, commercials, and others)
Sound recordings (whether in a physical format, such as a CD or in digital formats, such as an iTunes file)
Architectural works

What are licenses?

Licenses are permissions given by the copyright holder for their content. Licenses can be applied to copyrighted material in order to give permission for certain uses of the material. Copyright is still held by the creator in these cases, but the creator has decided to allow others to use their work. Sometimes licenses are purchased and sometimes they are given freely by the creator.

Licenses can be applied to allow reuse, redistribution, derivative works, and commercial use.

Creative Commons is the most frequently used and accessible free licensing scheme, but there are others that are used by certain communities. Licenses can also be applied by commercial entities that own a copyright to an item such as a journal article. These licenses generally spell out limited usage for users and are available for a fee

Copy right guide
his guide is intended to guide copyright-related issues, clarity on what is expected on sharing copyrighted materials, and fair use of information sources. Further questions can be referred to the School Librarian

Digital content creation

Digital content creation is the process of creating various types of content for digital platforms—from websites to social media networks. And digital content comes in many forms such as: Blog posts> Website copy> Graphics> Podcasts> Videos> Social posts

Cloud storage

What is this cloud storage?

Cloud Storage is a mode of computer data storage in which digital data is stored on servers in off-site locations. The servers are maintained by a third-party provider who is responsible for hosting, managing, and securing data stored on its infrastructure.