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This site is from the University of Central Florida Libraries giving all kinds of links to information about copyright and fair use laws in detail.

This discusses copyright laws in regard to posting on personal websites and blogs. It also discusses using videos in the curriculum for educational purposes versus public performances. The article briefly talks about what happens if you get caught for a violation of copyright. A list of helpful websites regarding copyright and fair use are attached to the article. The blog ends with a section of comments.

The U. S. government copyright office has links to important forms, publications, documents, laws, licensing, searchable copyright records, frequently asked questions, factsheets, etc... that provide information about copyrights.

The articles provides readers with the basic laws of copyright to clear any misconceptions. In this article it discusses how students and teachers can tell if an article or book is copyrighted, rights of the copyright holder, and duration of copyright protection.

In this article, Lawrence Lessing, a professor of law at the Harvard law school looks at how the idea of copyright has evolved over the past century and implicates much copyright issues attributed to advancement in technology, particularly the internet. He suggests changing the law on how copyrighting is viewed and points out copyrighting laws must evolve as the digital age we live in keeps evolving.

As a history teacher, I love how Professor Lessing connects something like copyright law to the Constitution, and weaves us through the decades and centuries of change and development. I am always looking for ways to connect history, such as the passages and amendments of the Constitution, to areas that affect my students' daily lives. Copyright law is just such a thing for these kids, with all the electronics, technologies, and downloading they do. They will see the relevance immediately, and therefore focus better and and up learning more!

This article provides a simple overview of copyright laws for educators.

In this article not only does it list all the things that teachers should avoid from doing but it also has information for the students. It list how the classroom can use the internet appropriately without breaking any laws and the reasons why these laws even came about.

This is an interesting article. Since my content area is business education, integrating technology in the classroom is a huge topic. As an educator, I have to know what is legal and illegal. Especially, when communicating copyright laws to the students. I think this article is a useful tool for educators to use in the classroom. I like how the article mentions that the rules that apply to students apply to teachers as well. We as educators have to abide by copyright laws just as students should. I also like the fact that this article outlines the guidelines that educators should follow in the classroom so that they can use as a reference.

This article is created by the U.S. Copyright office. It briefly discusses some of the fair use factors in accordance with Secion 107 of the title 17, U.S. code. It explains that the distinction between fair use and copyright infringement may be difficult to define because there is no specification on the amount of text that can be used. But it does use the 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on the General Revision of the U.S. Copyright Law to state some fair use examples that the court has identified as acceptable.

This site gives a very opinionated presentation of a few of the Copyright and Fair Use laws. This is still very interesting!

I agree with the article's main point, that it IS a teacher's responsibility to know, apply, and teach the copyright and fair use rules. I ALSO agree with you, that the rules and policies make performing the job nearly impossible! I feel the pain, personally. In my classrooms, I am sometimes at a loss (and sometimes just bluff my way through it!) on how to explain to a confused student what to do in regards to using a copywritten resource or how to cite a unique source. Thankflly, I have come across a really helpful weapon in the battle against confusion--an e-graphic organizer of sorts compiled by the UT librarians, and available for open use on their website: http://lib.utexas.edu/citations

I realized after reading that article, that I am guilty of copyright.....It's almost like they knew that we watched Toy Story the other day when it was raining, and it was almost time for 5:00 drive-thru.

This educational technology web article suggests websites that talk about copyright, fair use, and plagiarism. Each suggested website has a short description.

In this article, examples are given from teachers about their experiences with their opinions about copyright and teaching practices. It discusses how copyright laws are provided for educational use. Insight is given to how teachers can misunderstand fair use and how teachers cope. According to the interviews in this study, teachers are not impressed with copyright rules.

This article provides educators with the basics of fair use in relation to the Copyright Act. Copyright infringement is briefly mentioned to explain the four determining factors of copyright use.

This site addresses the guidelines of Copyright and Fair Use policies. It is interesting because it separates what is allowed to students and what is allowed to teachers. Enjoy!

This is a short video that discusses the protection of works and how one must obtain permission to use copyrighted material. It also explains the period of protection before copyrighted material become the public domain. Lastly, it focuses on fair use for educational purposes with the use of citations and limitations. The video ends discussing who is affected by copyright infringement.

This site monitors the use of copyright claims to silence free speech. There's a generator for responding to complaints that you're violating copyright.

Guidelines for the use of copyrighted material in the classroom.

Brandi, this is a great article on implications for educators. The ABC rule is something that I think should be used in the classroom. My students use the internet in my class on a daily basis because all my classes are in a computer lab. Educators that utilize the ABC guidelines are practicing the proper copyright laws for both students and teachers. Sometimes my students have difficulty writing definitions in their own words, so they think that they can copy and paste from the internet. Well I make them rewrite the definitions that I can tell that have been copied and pasted. They think that I am being mean by making them rewrite them, but in all reality, I am teaching them that plagiarism is not acceptable on any level even when writing vocabulary words.

PBS helps make a point that most of us just assume is alright most of the time.

This is a good video for students to learn about copyright.

I was just saying I wish I was educated on copyright and fairuse when I was in school, I am glad they have something for the babies to learn. This will be beneficial to them now because they are using technology more and more .

I also saw this website. I thought that it would be a good educational tool to use in the classroom.

This article talks about the pupose of copyright laws. It is a very easy to read article about copyright laws and the purpose of the law.

This is the first chapter on copyright laws. It gives a brief overview on the topic copy right laws and how it works with the world. It is a functional book for people who need to understand copyright.

Grace, I am so glad you posted this, maybe this will help guide me :)

This guide provides educators with their legal rights of copyright and fair use in the classroom. This is so they are familiar with their limitations and rights as teachers. Many questions or concerns that they may have concerning computers and software, the internet, video, multimedia are addressed in this guide.

Excerpted from "Technology and Learning Magazine," this BRILLIANT article explains Copyright and Fair Use rules. The history teacher in me especially like it because it begins with a historical lesson on the topic! The quiz (with detailed answers) allows teachers to see examples of possible questions they will run in to in their classrooms.

Really helpful and can make us better teachers!