Copyright issues are important to know about for educators . I did a survey and staff knew this about copyright:
Copyright is a form of protection grounded in the US Constitution and granted by law for original works.
A school can show a movie without obtaining permission from the copyright owner.
Copying can NOT be a substitute for the purchase of books when districts can't afford the cost.
The teacher can NOT copy books designed to be "consumable" such as workbooks and standardized tests.
The original authroship appearing on a website created by a teacher may be protected by copyright.
Copyright laws apply to material found on the internet.
Staff were not sure if they could copy copyrighted materials for each student or the amount of a one thing that can be copied. The official copyright site is a good place to get questions answered. http://www.copyright.gov/
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