Copyright and Fair Use in Education

These days it is difficult to find things and give them proper credit because you never know if it is the original or a copy.  I have been told so many things in regards to copyright that sometimes I am scared to put things on paper or the internet for fear of not giving credit or plagiarising.  Learning about Creative Commons taught me how to look for symbols to see what is copyrighted and what can be used according to the Fair Use Policy.  I teach Spanish and images are a big help and use in what I teach because it gives the students a visual of something from another country without being there or leaving the classroom.  The following image is that of a popular figure in the Mexican celebration of "el Dia de los Muertos" or Day of the Dead."

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This work is in the public domain in Mexico because either its author died more than 100 years ago, it is a work of the Mexican government and it was published more than 100 years ago, or it was already in the public domain in 2003 English | Español | Suomi | Македонски | +/−

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in 1913, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. English | Français | 日本語 | Македонски | ‪中文(简体)‬ | ‪中文(繁體)‬ | +/−

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Description	Gran calavera eléctrica2.jpg English: "Gran calavera eléctrica" (Grand electric skull) "Print shows large skeleton hypnotizing a group of skulls and a sitting skeleton; an electric street car, with skeletons as passengers, is in the background." "1 print on white fabric : relief etching ; 21.4 × 34 cm. (sheet)." Created by José Guadalupe Posada Français : "Gran calavera eléctrica" (Le grand squelette électrique) Gravure de José Guadalupe Posada montrant un grand squelette hypnotisant un autre squelette assis et un ensemble de crânes, ainsi qu'un tramway électique, dont les passagers sont des squelettes, en arrière plan. Dimensions : 21,4 × 34 cm.
Date	1900-1913
Source	Library of Congress
Author	Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913, artist.
Permission (Reusing this file)	See below.
Other versions	Fully restored version of File:Gran calavera eléctrica.jpg. Cropped. Dirt removed. Depigmented areas repigmented. Curves adjusted. See also File:Gran calavera eléctrica1.tif (partial restoration) and File:Gran calavera eléctrica2.tif (full restoration, uncompressed).

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