Can I download images, animations, and other materials from the Internet and put them in PowerPoint, computer-based tests, or handouts?
• Images, animations, and other educational materials on the Internet are copyrighted (that’s the law!). Read what the website says about using their images. Fair Use and its limitations apply to materials you download from the Internet unless the website says they are ‘copyright-free’. • Exception: Fair Use does not apply to websites that license images or other materials for a fee. Can I use websites with my students? Any website that is not protected from your use by password or other means is available to you to link to, to display in the classroom, or to direct your students to use. What are the penalties for the individual for copyright infringement? • Civil Penalties of up to $30,000 per infringed work and up to $150,000 per work if willful. • Criminal penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for willful infringements. • Additionally, faculty and staff of the College of Medicine who willfully fail to adhere to the College of Medicine Guidelines for Use of Copyri
