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We Need Your Help The superintendent and school board really appreciate your research into this area. They are concerned that possible violations of copyright may be discovered and jeopardize the district’s fine reputation and call negative attention to district staff. Despite your concerns, you really don’t have a grasp of what copyright is and what you can do about it as a school Administrator. You need to get a mental picture on how key copyright issues relate to protecting the district from lawsuits. You’ll be guided to look closely at three main issues and to find examples (facts, statistics, quotations, or any other inputs) that you think provide important insights on the issues. After you’ve collected three examples for each issue, your job will be to put the information together into one statement that shares your understanding as a “Truth” about that particular key issue related to protecting your copyright. You’ll do this three times. Exploring Examples to Discover the
Truth Work your way through each of the three questions targeting key issues. Use the links to help you find examples to support your truth. Record your answers on this worksheet. Issue #1: What is Copyright? http://www.timestream.com/stuff/neatstuff/mmlaw.html http://www.goehner.com/copyright/lytle.htm http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/cOpyNet.htm Based on the information you have examined, write a “Truth” or response to the question above. Issue #2:
Who owns the copyright for materials teachers create and use in schools? http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/utahlink/USOEcopyright.hts http://www.otted.hawaii.edu/faculty/execpolicy.html http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280b.shtml Based on the information you have examined, write a “Truth” or response to the question above. Issue #3: How can you limit your district’s liability? http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280e.shtml Based on the information you have examined, write a “Truth” or response to the question above. Focusing your Argument:
an Action Plan By looking at the copyright situation from the perspective of an Administrator, you have become an expert on copyright issues. Your team (and the WWW community) needs your expert advice. In your opinion, what would be the most effective plan of action to protect copyright in schools? In other words, what do we need to do to “make it happen”? Use the truths you have learned to make sure we tap into goldmines that could help everyone and avoid landmines that could threaten us all. Your action plan should be a clear statement about what should be done to
encourage teachers to protect copyright in Internet-connected schools.
It does not have to be long, but it should be thoughtful. |
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