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add copyright info but keep it hidden from end user
I'm creating a series of courses for K-12 that will include some images that are public domain or creative commons licensed. How, or where, can I include the attribution information for the images, but not have this text be visible to the students taking the course?
Thanks for this information. At my prior employer we used stock photography images and those were cited in a hidden area on each page so the image was attributed, but the student didn't need to see this. I'll check with our legal department to see if they are comfortable with tracking it on our source content documents.
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If your goal is to have this visible to a developer or a Storyline user, but not the learner, then I would just create an off-screen text box - maybe title it "Credits" or something, and then give the attribution. Anyone who opens the file in Storyline would be able to see that Credits box; any published version would not show it (because it's off-screen).
A second option would be to create a scene in SL and then just keep a running list of attributed items (maybe in a table). Don't connect anything to the scene and it won't publish either.
Thanks for this suggestion. Right now I'm doing a lot of the work in Rise and only adding in Storyline interactions occasionally. Is there a similar process I can use in Rise? If I create this in Storyline how do I associate it with Rise without having it publish?
csarafin​ : Rise doesn't have a way to put into "off the slide." You'll need to keep the credits elsewhere. Storyline isn't the best option for that, especially since only those with an Articulate license would be able to open the .story file. I think you'd be better off creating a spreadsheet or a document with a table.
So if we already have that information in the main content document I'm working from does it legally need to be included in the digital version? As long as we can trace the ownership and legal copyright usage in our documentation?
*Does it legally need to be included? If you are asking this question, then you may simply need to run it by someone in your organization or company's legal department (there's always one somewhere!)
* As long as we can trace the ... legal copyright...? As JudyNollet​ notes, creating a separate tracking file of some type would be an efficient way to do this.
I guess at this point I'm wondering why you need to do this in the first place. Nearly all of the graphic resources provided by Articulate through the Content Library are open-source; you can find the full attribution on a number of graphic resource sites such as Pexels.com, Pixabay, and Flickr, among others. I would not have any issues using these sites as Articulate does: they are open-source content. Unless you're being pressed by someone to prove where you got a certain graphic or image, then you are not likely to need to supply that information. If you are being asked to provide it, then perhaps this discussion is your opportunity to create some sort of tracking and documentation process for your team.
csarafin​ : I'm not a lawyer, so I can't say for sure what your legal requirements are, especially because that would vary based on the restrictions for each image.
For example, if an image is copyrighted, you need to obtain legal permission to use it. (It sounds like you've done that.) Typically, the copyright is included on or near the image, so that others know they aren't supposed to copy it. Or it might be enough to list credits at the end (like the appendix in a book). I recommend that you check what's required by the copyright holders.
Creative Commons licenses vary. Some CC licenses allow images to be reused/repurposed freely. Others have restrictions, which might include the requiring that attribution be given whenever the image is used. Again, check what the restrictions are for any CC images. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license )
Thanks for this information. At my prior employer we used stock photography images and those were cited in a hidden area on each page so the image was attributed, but the student didn't need to see this. I'll check with our legal department to see if they are comfortable with tracking it on our source content documents.
