Copyright - creating a website

When creating a website for school purposes

It is important to ensure that the copyright measures that the school requires are included in your websites. All schools have different requirements, the requirements for Queensland Government schools is included below.

“Schools are not separate legal entities but are part of the State of Queensland acting through the Department of Education and Training.

Websites should indicate who owns the copyright by including:

• Copyright acknowledgement in the format " © Copyright The State of Queensland (Department of Education and Training) YYYY-YYYY" - the dates being the site creation date to the current year
• A link to the departmental Copyright and Disclaimer Statements.”

(Department of Education and Training, 2003)

Department of Education and Training. (2003). Copyright and Intellectual Property. Retrieved 21 November, 2010, from http://education.qld.gov.au/web/schools/copyright.html