Copyrights
Copyrights relate both to the materials you produce by yourself and to materials produced by others that you use in, for example, your learning assignments or thesis. The essential thing is to respect copyrights in all situations. The Copyright Act is the basis of all copyright-related matters, and on the Kopiosto website, you can learn more about the key aspects of copyrights.
Read more about the key aspects of copyrights
For example, if you need an illustration for a learning assignment or a presentation, you should make use of image banks that offer copyright-free images. An example of such image banks is Pixabay. Even though Pixabay does not require mentioning the author, it is advisable to indicate Pixabay as the source of the images you have downloaded from the image bank. This way you do not give the impression that you have taken the images yourself.
For example, in addition to images, you may also need music or videos for a learning assignment. In this case, it is advisable to make use of the advanced search of the Google search engine and limit the search results according to licence to filter the search according to copyrights to the material. Limiting the search according to licence refers to Creative Commons licences by which means authors of the works may share their own copyrights and grant rights to the users of their work. You may also mark your own work with CC licences to share your expertise.
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When you are shooting a video, it is advisable to ask permission to publish the video from the people who appear on the video. In addition to asking for permission, it is advisable to only shoot material where the people concerned appear in a positive light.
Jamk uses the Urkund plagiarism detection system for checking the works submitted by students. Urkund compares the material found on the Internet and the material in its system, such as previously submitted student works, against the work submitted by the student in order to detect potential plagiarism. The system reports any similarities detected to the student’s tutor. When the student’s work is added to the Urkund system, the system utilises the work in future comparisons and thus protects the student’s work so that no one else can plagiarise it.