Net11 SP2 2009

"First, visit the Copyright Website, which provides a good overview of copyright issues related to the net, with information on ‘fair use’ and ‘public domains’. Please be reminded that this is an international link due to the global nature of the Internet - but feel free to look into Australian Internet Copyright law - it pays to keep global, international and national law in mind!
Next, go to the Curtin home page and find the policy documents that relate to copyright and IP in IT use.
Drawing on these sources, consider these questions:
have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws?
Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the Curtin logo at the top of your web page for an assignment? This information may be difficult to find so be prepared for a search and some independent thought! " (Allen, M n.d)


This task required me to got to the curtin homepage and locate the policy documents relating to Copyright.

The questions we are to ask ourselves are:

• have you used images or words on your web page or website that contravene copyright laws?

My short answer would be No. I don't believe that I have as the page is Non - commercial and for Educational purposes. This wouild fall under the 'Fair use' policy. Also, the website is not 'live' in the fact that anyone can see it.

However if I were to upload the website, add some banner ad's to act as income then I would indeed be in breach of copyright.

• Would you be in breach of copyright if you put the Curtin logo at the top of your web page for an assignment?

No, as above, the use of the logo for an asignment purposes would come under the 'Fair use' policy as it would be for educational purposes.

I can see from looking at the many documents I did to locate the infomation that there are many grey area's, many possible area's in which an accidental breach of copyright could happen. When using anything that is not yours for publication, caution should be excersized. Stating where items were sourced from, citing correctly, seeking permission where requested to and linking back are all perfect ways to 'Err on the side of caution'.

Allen, M n.d, "Module Three: Contributing to the infosphere: e-writing?" Retrieved on July 20, 2009 from http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2fwebapps%2fblackboard%2fexecute%2flauncher%3ftype%3dCourse%26id%3d_18825_1%26url%3d