Lesson 3.6: Digital Creation & Copyright

On this page, you will learn about copyright.

Get Really in Depth

If you are feeling ambitious, you can check out the entire Copyright Act of Canada.

What is Copyright?

The legal protection of literary, dramatic, artistic and musical works, sound recordings, performances and communications signals. Copyright provides creators with the legal right to be paid for ... and to control the use of ... their creations.

~Copyright Matters, Ministers of Education, Canadian School Boards Association, Canadian Teachers' Federation, 2005

How to Make Responsible Choices

When you use creative work you find online, how do you make your decisions about copyright?

What are the 5 Copyright Rules described in the video below?

Common Sense Media, Copyrights and Wrongs Lesson, 2012

Click the following rows to test your understanding.

#1

Check who owns it.

#2

Get permission to use it.

#3

Give credit to the curator.

#4

Buy it (if necessary).

#5

Use it responsibly.

Common Sense Media, Copyright and Wrongs, 2012