Read the Guidelines for Using Our Content [http://textmapping.org/copyright.html#howToUseContent].

To learn why we chose this license, see our entry on Open Content [http://textmapping.org/logos.html#openContent].

We hope that you share our concerns about plagiarism [http://www.ilstu.edu/%7Eddhesse/wpa/positions/WPAplagiarism.pdf]. Please provide proper attribution [http://www.textmapping.org/copyright.html#properAttribution].

If you are concerned about the legal consequences of copying someone else's content in order to make scrolls for use in your classroom, you might want to read about copying & fair use [http://textmapping.org/fairUse.html].

The CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0] gives you considerable freedom to use, reuse, and distribute content from this web site for non-commercial purposes. In return, the license requires that you acknowledge the author(s) of the content you have used by providing proper attribution [http://www.textmapping.org/copyright.html#properAttribution]. This relates to the "Attribution" part of the full license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode].

You may not charge a fee for any of the information or materials available on this site. This relates to the "NonCommercial" part of the full license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode]. Are you wondering why we require this? See our entry on Open Content [http://textmapping.org/logos.html#openContent]. Note that you may request that individuals with whom you share information or materials from this web site reimburse you for duplication or distribution costs that you incur (for example, expenses directly related to printing and photocopying; copying to microfiche, diskette, or CD-ROM; and mailing or shipping.

You may not charge a fee for any derivative works that you create. This relates to the "NonCommercial" and "ShareAlike" parts of the full license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode]. Examples of "derivative works" include lesson plans and instructional guides that feature Textmapping. Are you wondering why we require this? See our entry on Open Content [http://textmapping.org/logos.html#openContent].

All derivative works must be offered to the public under the same terms that this information has been offered to you here. This relates to the "ShareAlike" part of the full license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode]. Examples of "derivative works" include lesson plans and instructional materials that feature Textmapping. Are you wondering why we require this? See our entry on Open Content [http://textmapping.org/logos.html#openContent].

On the other hand, you may charge a fee for your services. For example:

• If you give a workshop or consult with a school district, you may bill for any training you deliver to teachers on The Textmapping Method, and in the process of delivering such services, you may use, without charge, the information and materials on this site, provided you comply with the terms of the CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0].
• Similarly, if you are a private school, or a for-profit tutoring center, or a for-profit education center, you may bill for your services and you may use, without charge, the information and materials on this site, provided you comply with the terms of the CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0].

None of the above restrictions apply to commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. This relates to "Fair Use". Under "scholarly reports" we would include case studies [http://www.textmapping.org/researchPublished.html] and action research [http://www.textmapping.org/researchCallTeachers.html] reports, as well as academic research [http://www.textmapping.org/researchCall.html] studies.

• If you write a commentary, criticism, news report, or scholarly report on Textmapping, you are free to copyright your work under any license you choose.
• A link and/or a reference to this site would be in order. For example, the URL for the "Instructional Benefits of Textmapping" is:
  
  http://www.textmapping.org/benefits.html
  
  and the reference would look something like this:
  
  Middlebrook, R. David (1994) Instructional Benefits of Textmapping, available on the web at http://www.textmapping.org/benefits.html.

For more information, read the CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0], and our entry on Open Content [http://www.textmapping.org/logos.html#openContent] licenses. You may also wish to explore the links below, in the section entitled Learning More About Alternatives to Standard Copyright. In addition, you can always contact [http://www.textmapping.org/contact.html] us with your questions.

Before you use our content, please take a moment to check the small print at the bottom of the page. Please be aware that the copyright details in the small print may be different on different pages.

• Copyright dates may not be the same for each page.
• Some pages may include content from different copyright holders.
• The license terms for some of the content on this site may be different. For example, some content may only be available for license under the more stringent terms of standard copyright, or it may be in the public domain and therefore free from any restrictions. While it is our intent that the CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0] be the license for all content that appears on this site (that certainly would be better for the teachers and homeschoolers who are our primary user-base) it may not be possible to achieve this level of uniformity. So play it safe: check the copyright.

Unless otherwise noted, all content on this site is licensed under the CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0], and should always be accompanied by one of the two copyright notices shown below. Be sure to check the small print on the source web page for the correct year of copyright and author's name [read why this is important [see above]].

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In simple terms, "A derivative work is a work that is based on, or incorporates, one or more already existing works." [source: http://www.legal-definitions.com/derivative-work.htm].

The term "derivative works" is defined in the CCPL [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0], in the "Definitions" section of the full license [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode].

Title 17, Section 101 of the United States Code [17 U.S.C. § 101] defines the term "derivative works" as follows:

A "derivative work" is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications, which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a "derivative work".

Black's Law Dictionary [5th Edition, (1979) West Publishing, St. Paul] provides the following definition for the term "derivative":

Derivative: Coming from another; taken from something preceding; secondary. That which has not its origin in itself, but owes its existence to something foregoing. Anything obtained or deduced from another.

If you would like to learn more about alternatives to standard copyright, you may wish to explore the following resources:

• The "Open Content" entry in Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_content. Follow the links in the entry; you'll cover a lot of ground quickly and get a good overview of the issues and available licenses.
• Jan Newmarch, "Open Content Licenses": http://jan.netcomp.monash.edu.au/opendoc/paper.html. While a little out of date, this is a good paper that provides a clear overview of open content licenses.
• Frank Hecker, Setting Up Shop: The Business of Open-Source Software: http://www.hecker.org/writings/setting-up-shop.html. It's about software, but it might as well be about content. Lays out the rationale for publishing content as Open Content. Clearly written by one of the key people responsible for the decision to release the source code for the popular web browser, Netscape Navigator, into the world of open source - a decision that lead to the creation of Mozilla [http://www.mozilla.org].
• Bruce Perens, The Open Source Definition. In "Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution", 1st Edition January 1999 (O'Reilly) http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/perens.html. Interesting background and clear definition of "Open Source" from a key leader of the Debian GNU/Linux [http://www.debian.org] project.
• Creative Commons: http://www.creativecommons.org/
• The Berkman Center for Internet & Society, at Harvard Law School: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/projects/opencontent.html
• OpenContent.org: http://www.opencontent.org
• The GNU Free Documentation License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#FDL
• Open Content List, Resources Page: http://www.opencontentlist.com/resources.shtml