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    When using images, videos or music for classwork you must always cite something created by someone else. Even if items are royalty free or public domain you should cite them in your work. If used on the internet and/or for commercial purposes Copyright permission may need to be granted by the image owner. See the Media Center Citation Help page for assistance.

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    pixabay: "Stunningly free images & royalty free stock. Over 840,000 free stock photos, vector graphics, illustrations and videos."
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    Unsplash:  "Freely useable images." Images are searchable by predominate color or black & white and image layout.
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    		 Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
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    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Library:  Over 32,000 images of space, coastlines, weather and more.

     
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    flaticon:  "The largest database of FREE icons. Access over 4 million icons."
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    Openclipart:  "Openclipart is the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason." Caution – Advertising.
     
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    Photos for Class: "Download properly attributed, Creative Commons photos for school!"

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    		Pics4Learning:  Free, copyright friendly images for education.
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    Smithsonian Institution:  Search over 50 Smithsonian museum, archives and database collections for images and resources related to art, history, film, air and space, anthropology, zoology, gardens and more.
     
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    From the U.S. Copyright Office

    How to register your artistic and digital works.

    Click HERE, scroll down, and click on the image that applies to your type of artistic work to find information .

    Click HERE for information about fees for copyright registration, recordation, and other services

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    Protecting Your Art: Copyrights

    Your art is a personal investment of time, money, and effort. Moreover, it is your intellectual property.

    Protect your property, protect your copyright.

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    What is the Difference Between Copyright, Patent and Trademark?

    Copyright, patent, and trademark are all different types of intellectual property (IP). Although the three types of IP are very different, people often confuse them.

    A brief description of copyright, patents, and trademarks, including a brief discussion of how these forms of IP differ from copyright, is provided HERE.