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Dos & Don'ts
Dos:
Do assume all material is under copyright
Do read "click to accept" agreements on websites. These will often list any restrictions of the materials you want to use (regardless of what it is).
Do search out creative commons and public domain materials
Do contact your campus librarian for help finding OER materials
Do use the creative commons website or the resources listed on MCC Libraries suggested resources page to assist you with finding material with more permissions to use.
Don'ts:
Don't assume because you are using it in the classroom (in person or virtual) that it automatically qualifies as fair use (hint, it doesn't).
Don't use a substantial portion of someone else's work that can reasonably be considered the "heart" of their work.
Don't use copyrighted materials in the classroom semester after semester. If you are going to do this, you must get copyright holder's permission.
Don't suggest to students that they take pictures, scan, or copy pages of their textbook (or library course reserve textbooks) to share with others.
Don't scan or copy or take pictures of consumable works. Consumable works are lab books workbooks, exercises and other works designed to be written on by students.
Don't use a work on the web that you know (or should know) was posted in violation of copyright. Accessible doesn't mean legal!