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Ask for help > Help me, please. Some worksheet have been removed, and they were my own creations!
Help me, please. Some worksheet have been removed, and they were my own creations!

SolAltamirano
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Help me, please. Some worksheet have been removed, and they were my own creations!
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What can I do?? Two weeks ago, I sent two printables, and they were reported, and then removed. They were my creations, but scanned from my own folder, I didn �t have the word archive, because I have a folder with my worksheet at home. I was really indignant when I saw that they were removed. Can anyone say that they were scanned from a book and the moderator is going to remove them from my printables?? I created the worksheets, I invented the sums, I wrote them, I looked for nice pictures to decorate it. I sent a complain to the moderator, but none one answered. The problem is that today has happened the same, three of my new contributions were reported, I supposed that it was for the same reason. What can I do? Can �t I scanned from my folder, with my creations? I think that it �s unfair....
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12 May 2012
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MJ_Misa
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Hi, yes you �re right. They have been reported as scanned. I can leave a message at the reporting contribs page. Isn �t there any way you could scan them better or make them in doc.format? If not, you should acknowledge that they are your own creations to avoid more reports and removals.
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12 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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Yeah they do look scanned. In the description of your profile you could write something like this: "I like drawing my own pictures for my ws and I scan them to insert in the docs. Please don �t report my own creations as scanned from books:)"
Sophia |
12 May 2012
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Linou_
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Hello there,
I have a question about this subject. Are we allowed to scan a picture from a book, create an activity based on it and upload it here if we specifiy which book it is taken from?
Thanks ; )
Pauline
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12 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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Linou: Nope, Pauline, as obviously the content from a book would be a copyrighted material. Moreover, if it �s an esl book you �re talking about, it is clearly stated in the rules we are not allowed to take any content from that. Please, don�t use pictures taken from other ESL websites or books, even if you add your own exercises. Please don�t take texts from other ESL websites or books, it would be unfair. Sophia
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12 May 2012
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Linou_
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Ok, no problem, thanks
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12 May 2012
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MJ_Misa
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Linou, you can scan pictures from non-ESL books and add some exercises. In this case fair use policy is being applied.
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12 May 2012
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Linou_
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Ok so just to be clear: an ESL book is any book in which English is taught, is that right?
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12 May 2012
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MJ_Misa
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Yep, you �ve got it, girl.
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12 May 2012
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ueslteacher
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Michaela, what �s the difference between a copyrighted pic scanned from a book and a copyright clipart image anyway? or should we wait until some author finds out and comes down at us big time? Sophia |
12 May 2012
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