COPYRIGHT ON TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS... How to Get it Right!

Copyright can be confusing... but it doesn't have to be! What it boils down to is this: If you didn't make it, you HAVE TO have permission to use it.

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[maresquare]

You did such a great job of answering so many of my copyright questions, thank you!

[lovelyym]

Wow this is crazy, I decided to start creating my own worksheets, I lost my job so I really kept thinking what else can I do and I see your video and it’s just amazing!!! Thank you!

[PontelasPilasSpanish]

That's really useful, so many tips, thanks for sharing, also, I love your Be our Guest cushion, Disney I guess? Im a massive WDW fan 😀

[SushiJade]

Thank you, you explained this so clearly! 😊

[teachcreateandcaffeinate]

Thank you so much for sharing these tips! I am just starting out and I am so scared to put products out. I am very new to this world and your tips are helping me so much to start the right way.

[mthguru]

I know this is an older video. It was WONDERFUL content. Thank you! Maybe an updated video that would include copyright and AI images.

[ms.mcbeth]

Simple, straightforward, and super helpful.

[jannstephens]

Thanks for all your information. You have been so helpful and delightful to follow!

[Hannah.McCullough]

Do you know if TPT has rules or regulations about copyright with ChatGPT? If I make something using a ChatGPT prompt, can I sell it?

[TYGZus]

I am just getting started with TPT selling. I have been a buyer for years. I have spent days watching tutorials on how to go about becoming a seller and have spent months editing everything that is copyrighted from my lessons. Now, as I complete my store and prepare to upload my first product, I was taken to a home page which showed a lot of other art teacher's products. I am seeing flagrant use of copyrighted images, such as book covers, and artists artworks! Their products look great and so colorful because all they had to do was screen shot images from published, (copyrighted, ) materials. Apparently TPT must not really take those copyright laws seriously at all. I really doubt those people will ever get called out on their infringements. The page has a link to report the product to TPT, but you have to be the copyright owner to file the report. What are the odds that the suthor of "The Dot" will ever see this product on TPT?

[manigodaXX]

When you put the copyright symbol at the bottom of your resource do you need to register your name anywhere?

[HighVibeTeaching]

Thank you so much for making these videos! I have about 20 products in my TPT store and I was really scared about using font that was not copy written. So what I did was I searched on TPT for font that I could commercially use and I mentioned the seller in my terms of use page or one of the last pages in my product to give credit to the creator of the font. I don’t use a lot of clip art actually. If I do use clipart I just create my own on my iPad. Actually maybe I should start selling clipart… hmmm

[sofiazidar]

Hi Becca! I am history teacher and many of my activities include text that has been taken from books. Can I use content from other books acknowledging the source? Is this ok? Thanks!

[CleverBrains]

Ive been wanting this video so long!! So happy😊😊

[Jade-MarieRobinson]

Can you include the book cover on the thumbnail if you’ve created a novel study?

[Yasmin-pipr]

Hi Becca, what about Fonts? I use Canva's fonts, but I'm sure if that's allowed or if (and how) I should acknowledge them.

[ms.martinez]

Thank you, Becca! Can you post worksheets that supplement lessons in curriculum books?

[SamFles]

Hi Becca, I was wondering if you could offer and insights! Last April, TpT reached out to let me know that a publisher has made a claim of copyright infringement against me and TpT blocked my specific products from being sold. I followed the protocol and wrote a letter defending the products that I uploaded. After reviewing them, TpT unblocked my products and I continued selling them. I haven't heard anything else for the last 3 months regarding this matter. I don't know if the matter is closed, or if the publishers will come after me privately? Or are they only allowed to go through TpT since that is the platform I sell on? It's a bit confusing. I don't know if they will continue pushing or not. (Also, for context, others have made almost identical products to mine- and the publishers would have to target all those sellers). Any knowledge you have to share would be great!

[naomimcdougall]

Thanks Becca. I had an issue with copyright when I first started TPT as I didn’t know you could not use the dolce sight word list to make flash cards. The cards were completely my own designed with the help of great clip artists! Connecting with the TPT forum helped me see this and I took my product down. Not I have cards with season words that no one wants but I will leave them in my store till I have time to make more products. 🙂

[amyhaskins]

What about all the book "inspired" clip art seems like that would be a problem.