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"This video tells the story of a photographer who learns to use both Copyright and Creative Commons to accomplish her goals."

Our Mission
NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates.
Our Goals
    Educate children on how to recognize potential Internet risks
    Engage children and adults in a two-way conversation about on- and offline risks
    Empower children to help prevent themselves from being exploited and to report victimization to a trusted adult

The Digital Citizenship and Creative Content program was developed to create awareness of intellectual property rights and foster a better understanding of the rights connected with creative content.Four units comprise the curriculum resources. Each unit consists of standalone yet complementary lesson plans that play off a creative rights scenario presented through a case study.

"Designed for use in schools, this sequel to 1992's "Don't Copy That Floppy," follows MC Double Def DP on his ongoing crusade against piracy in the digital age. Join the staff of SIIA and their special guests in a discussion about the pitfalls of piracy in today's world."

YouTube launched a redesigned copyright center and a brand new Copyright School. These new services are designed to educate YouTube users about what is and is not a copyright violation. According to their announcement, users who have a video flagged for copyright violations will be required to attend Copyright School before being able to upload more content. Copyright School is essentially a video explanation of copyright accompanied by a series of questions. You can watch the video below.

Google Books Court Ruling

How to cite an online image? Who doesn't need THIS little tidbit, huh?

Yet another free "plagiarism detector."

8 page document explaining creative commons for classroom use.

"Copyright laws can be vague and confusing. We hope that you can find your way with the help of this information. Although this website was developed for North Carolina educators, it should be of use to teachers and librarians everywhere."

TinEye is a reverse image search engine. It finds out where an image came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or if there is a higher resolution version.

Video explaining the unnecessary constraints copyright confusion places on educators and students. Quick and clear.

"Copyright Law Information and Resources for Educators and Librarians!"

We are on the verge of building so many restrictions into online activity that the creativity, inventiveness and sheer joy of life on the net will be squeezed out just to ensure that over-hyped comedians are able to censor videos of their fans waiting for the show to begin.

This is not the way forward, but if we do not act now then it will shape the internet that we offer to the billions waiting to get online and change the world.

A straightforward explanation of Creative Commons in easy to read cartoon format.

A site for music educators covering fairuse, licensing, and copyright issues dealing with performance, parody and music arrangement.

"This
Classroom Learning 2.0
blog has been set-up as part of the
CSLA School Library Learning 2.0 program to encourage all of us to experiment
and learn about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the context
of information on the Internet today."

This is a really organized blog set up for learning about 2.0. Please share with anyone you think might be interested.