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“Fair use” is the circumstances under which copyrighted material can be incorporated into educational or other materials without gaining permission from or paying royalty to the holder of copyright. Unfortunately, the rules of “fair use” generally apply to in-class or other face-to-face instructional use, and do not apply to posting information on the Web. In general, you should not post any copyrighted multimedia material on your school website without first gaining permission from the holder of copyright.
Here is a list of web sources on the issue of fair use and copyright:
http://www.umuc.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/primer/primerwrap.cgi/enter.php - a product of the University of Maryland University of College through a grant, this fully-interactive tutorial is "flashy" in both senses of the word. Very informative, but aimed at people interested in securing copyright rather than using copyrighted materials. Look at Index #'s 16 and 20 for relevant information.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/ - Library of Congress Copyright Office home page. This has “chapter and verse” on what constitutes “fair use” of any copyrighted material – see Sections 107-121 of the 1976 Copyright Act.
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eccumc/mmfairuse.html - This is a reproduction of the results of a 1996 subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee on of the House of Representatives. It’s not legally binding, and there is disagreement by its framers, but it’s the closest thing we have to a “fair use” guideline for new media.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280d.shtml - Education World posting of a series on Copyright and Fair Use. Look in particular at part 4, “Applying Fair Use to New Technologies.”
Here's a collection of resources for copy-right free pictures.