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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 about the basics of copyright law. Understanding the law will help people not to break them. 

This website is the "law" version of copyright and fair use. I felt it was a good resource because sometimes it is better to see the law rather than an interpretation. It is broken down it to catergories. If you just wanted to know the law about music, you can see what the law is pertaining to that area.

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.

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.

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.

Stanford University provides an overview of fair use law.

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.

A New York lawyer gives his interpretation of fair use. He summarizes the basics of copyright and fair use. He writes an opinion on when to ask permission to use something, and he discusses safe havens in fair use laws.

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.

This article is more "user friendly" than reading the copyright law. It also includes a section about liablility for the district and the teacher.

This article gives more information on how educators can use the internet and not break any rules while doing so. Educators are always looking for new ways to help educate their students and many times use the internet for it, so here they can see how to protect themselves from getting into any trouble. Plus we our teaching in the 21st century which requires teachers to be more technology savvy and incorporate technology in their classrooms.

The reason I picked this article is that it completly breaks down every part of copyright laws. It also has a chart that makes it easier to read and understand than just having to go through a whole bunch of text.

PBS did a great job of giving detail to the copyright laws. This is not the most entertaining of websites, but very informative.

The article outlines how teachers should present media to class and rules to follow so they don't violate copyright laws when taping shows to show to their students in class. The four factors he outlines for material to be considered fair use includes the purpose for use, the nature of the work, the amount used and the effect on the value of the work. Overall, this article gives a detailed guide of how teachers can keep themselves safe when presenting media to students.

This Article goes into detail about how to break down the the copyright and fair use laws so not to misinterpreted. 

This offers information on frequently asked questions dealing with copyright and fair use laws. It breaks down the questions by categories. Videos, software, internet, etc. 

This article provides general information about copyright and fair use laws in relation to academic settings.

Here is more rules for fair use for all types of media that would be used in the classroom. Things from illustrations, music, text, motions media, etc. all have specific "rules" for what is considered fair use.

This article in particular gives information about the media perspective of all copyright laws for teachers. Here teachers get the insight on all media devices such as music, dvd, and even videos that are shown on youtube. It is always better to be safe than sorry, so one needs to be fully informed of what can be used and how it can be used.