Many teachers believe that under "fair use" they are protected to use copyrighted material in their classrooms. However, with many of the new copyright laws--it is making it difficult for educators to know it they're following the law. On Education World, there was an interesting article questioning "fair use" and if it truly was just a license to steal. This website was a great resource for me, and I will definitely be able to refer to it when using images, music, video in my classroom, future graduate classes at Fairfield, etc. After discussing some of the violations in class, I have come to the conclusion that copyright laws are an extremely complex issue. Educators will either shy away from using technology for fear of breaking the law, or proceed using materials that they do not have permission to use.
These are some other useful resources to help educators with copyright issues:
Creative Commons
Stanford University Copyright & Fair Use
Interesting article about copyright issues and Creative Commons can be found at the PBS Teachers: Learning Now blog
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