Fair Use for Educational Purposes?(2)
July 8, 2005
Tip: Fair use is a complicated situation especially for K-12 and higher education. What constitutes fair use of copyrighted materials such as a book or software? While fair use is intended to apply to teaching, research, and other More..

Who Owns What?
June 7, 2005
Tip: Copyright and ownership of particular intellectual property is confusing. Who owns the copyright? The basic rules imply: The author is usually the owner. Except when the work-for-hire rules apply: The author's employer owns More..

Copyright and Fair Use
Carol S. Holzberg, Ph.D., January 15, 2005
Legal and ethical behavior is an essential component of being a good digital citizen. A key factor of that behavior is knowing what content is and is not okay to use in an educational setting. For answers to all your questions and More..

More than a Signature Required
October 20, 2004
We have Acceptable Use and Copyright Policies that students and parents sign annually. But recently when a student was discovered using a school computer to download multiple copyrighted files, she claimed ignorance of the provisions More..

What Do You Mean COPYRIGHT Does Not Mean I Have the Right to Copy?
Diane D. Painter, August 1, 2004
A few years ago a sixth grade student came up to me and asked, “I really like that CD Explorers of the New World. Can I take it home this weekend and make a copy? I will bring it back on Monday.” I responded by saying, “No, More..

Copyright: Giving Credit
May 12, 2004
I’m really trying to help teachers and students adhere to the copyright policy. One issue is properly citing resources in students’ multimedia presentations. The teachers are having difficulty in getting students to use the proper More..

Copyrighted Characters on Web Site Pages
October 8, 2003
I was reviewing some of the school's classroom Web sites recently and saw pages where a teacher used Charles Schultz's Peanuts characters as wallpaper. Is that a violation of copyright? It may be, but you need to do a little footwork More..

Seeking Permission to Copyrighted Materials
September 12, 2003
Tip: As a professional developer, you may want to use copyrighted materials in your presentations or workshops. Ask permission in writing so you have a hard copy for your records. Make sure you give yourself at least two weeks More..

Kindergarten Copyright
Rosemary Shaw, September 1, 2003
I have seen many articles about the importance of teachers knowing about the copyright laws. And I agree with all of them! I firmly believe that you are never too young (or old) to learn about copyright. According to dictionary.com, More..