But I do have a question. It might be a silly one but do enlighten me. There are many pictures, cliparts, backgrounds and templates on worksheets and ppts in this ESL community. Let �s say, there are some pictures I like in one of the worksheet I have uploaded, can I use the same pictures to build other interesting worksheets or presentations? I didn �t do it so don �t check my ws hehe...just wondering. BEcause I love the pictures but I have other ideas which can make full use of the pictures too. I am also trying to buy a CD filled with new cliparts to design my ws and ppt. But i have to search for it. So it might take a while. Thanks for everything.

 

 

TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ESL PRINTABLES!

 

Now the answer to your question: Yes and No!

 

Yes, because from the moment we upload a worksheet or a powerpoint, we are aware that any user can do whatever he/she wants with it. We see everyday people uploading other people �s worksheets as their own work.  So, if you want to take pictures from other users � worksheets, templates, or copy the layout, the style of a member, no one can stop you, for whereas there is a rule for stolen work, there isn �t any for these specific cases, and there couldn �t be for logic reasons.

 

No, because it �s a question of principles. The fact that it �s technically possible to take someone �s work and upload it as your own doesn �t make it right, does it? If you see a beautiful set of pictures in a worksheet and copy them all to make your own worksheet, probably on the same topic as in  the original, that doesn �t sound right either, does it? But, for example, if you take a single, normal picture that you could easily find in Google (not from a site in which you have to pay for them), I don �t think anyone will see any harm in it. If you like someone �s style and copy it literally, no adaptation at all, again, there is no rule against it. But  that isn �t right, is it? The same for templates. You can use someone �s template once, but shouldn �t you be trying to find your own templates? In any case, it �s always polite to privatemessage the member you want to borrow something from and ask for his/her permission first.

 

Have a nice day and once again welcome to this wonderful  community.

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