Use of information from the internet

What you should know: 

Using information from the internet 

  • You should have a basic understanding of the different rights to materials (e.g. copyright, right of use, right to one's own image).
  • You should be able to explain the principle of rights of use to participants using images on the internet:
    • Copyright, freedom of panorama, right to one's own image
    • Licences of use and image databases
    • Free licences
  • You should be able to explain the basic principles of the Creative Commons licence and Open Educational Resources (OER) to the participants.


Information on this: 

  • Chapter 2.3 Use of information from the Internet in the module Information Search & Opinion Formation.
  • CUMILA Wiki Exercise c2L04 - Introduction: Copyright and Rights of Use
  • CUMILA Wiki Exercise c2L05 - Handling images
  • CUMILA Wiki Exercise c2L06 - Creative Commons and Open Educational Resources (OER)


Read the relevant chapters in the module and, if necessary, work on the exercises mentioned yourself or prepare them for your lessons.