Once again, refer to this website for references for what is acceptable use for students
http://halldavidson.net/chartshort.html
I've broken copyright laws. I'll admit it. However, I feel that unless you do not give credit for someone's work, it isn't quite stealing. Also, if you don't sell it or try to pass it off as your own, I don't believe it's technically wrong. Okay, so it is. But sometimes, you just have to do it.
I can't find one college student that's never photocopied an entire article out of a journal, or a handout for a whole class, or a teacher doing the same thing. Would be an interesting thing to do research on.
-A
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Copyright and Fair Use for Teachers
Before you read my blog entry, check out this link:
http://http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/copyright.html
It explains what teachers can and cannot use due to copyright. It is extremely interesting and informative and deserves to either be printed out or bookmarked.
Copyright is a huge issue in today's society, be it the kid at home downloading music, someone borrowing a quote without crediting it correctly, or a teacher running off copies.
Teachers need to be informed of their copyright guidelines from the beginning. While there is almost no chance anything will come of it, it is a good example to set for their students.
However, I can see that the copyright parameters set by the above link puts some teachers at a disadvantage, especially with copying multiple copies of a poem or short story. I don't know how some teachers get around this, but they do. How many teachers actually know the things listed in The Fine Print?
Yes, it's stealing, but if it serves as a valuable tool for students to learn, why set that parameter. I still have stories my teachers ran off for me in high school and plan on using for my students. How do teachers get around this?
http://http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/copyright.html
It explains what teachers can and cannot use due to copyright. It is extremely interesting and informative and deserves to either be printed out or bookmarked.
Copyright is a huge issue in today's society, be it the kid at home downloading music, someone borrowing a quote without crediting it correctly, or a teacher running off copies.
Teachers need to be informed of their copyright guidelines from the beginning. While there is almost no chance anything will come of it, it is a good example to set for their students.
However, I can see that the copyright parameters set by the above link puts some teachers at a disadvantage, especially with copying multiple copies of a poem or short story. I don't know how some teachers get around this, but they do. How many teachers actually know the things listed in The Fine Print?
Yes, it's stealing, but if it serves as a valuable tool for students to learn, why set that parameter. I still have stories my teachers ran off for me in high school and plan on using for my students. How do teachers get around this?
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