Copyright
How will you communicate the choices you made when producing your Omeka site and keep copyright law in mind?
Consider always using two simple pages:
About Us and About this Site
- About Us: explains what course this was created for, lists all contributors and time spent working on the project, explains the educational purpose of the site, etc. You are encouraged to include a disclaimer regarding rights to the materials, fair use, and accessibility here.
- About the Site: explains how to navigate the site. You are encouraged to include information about metadata and tagging choices.
Fair Use statement example:
- This site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. we believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
Finding Digital Material
As you search for Items to add to your collection, always be mindful of copyright restrictions.
If an image or text is from an electronic database (i.e., ARTStor) or a website owned by an organization, there are rules on how you can re-use and display their materials on your Omeka site. And while some materials are in the "public domain" there may be rules on how to use them if an organization manages their access.
The following resources will help you jump start your collection.