Copyright

When collecting images, sounds and video (or any other assets, including text) for your website from the Internet, it is important that you are aware of copyright. Copyright protects artists' and designers' work being used without permission or being passed off as someone else's. Websites normally have a statement of use under 'Copyright Statement' or 'Conditions of Use'. Resources may be 'public domain', which usually allows copying and use of the resource as long as it is not for profit and the source is acknowledged. Where no statement can be found, or the conditions are very limiting, contact the webmaster or site owner with clear information about what you wish to do with the resource.

Copyright and Webit

When you create your website, you own the copyright of it. However, by submitting it to Channel 4, you give permission to (or 'license') Channel 4 to use your website on the Webit website.

Your website must only contain text, images, photos, sounds and video which you have permission to use. Using stuff without permission of the copyright owner is called ‘infringing copyright’ and it is illegal. The easiest way to avoid infringing copyright is by writing your own text, taking your own photos and recording your own sounds and video. This is why we cannot accept a website which is not your work.

To help you out, you can use any of the images, sounds and video in the free stuff section.