There are so many laws and even though there is the idea of Fair Use, it is not very clear cut. Only the court can decide if your motives were consistent with the Fair Use law. In many instances, it may be best to simply buy material or ask permission just to be safe. There is so much information and material out there for teachers to use that it would be a waist not to use it. As teachers, we are able to use materials more easily because we are using it to benefit our students. It is still better to be safe than to be sorry.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Copyrights!
This week in my instructional technology class I learned about copyrights and how important it is for teachers to be careful in how they use materials. I found it scary that if a teacher uses some sort of material wrongly they could be sued and even fired from their job. There acts could be seen as immoral.
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I agree!! With so many major consequences to not following the law its weird that is still such a "mystery"! Like it's not taught in depth or anything so unless you take the time you may never know or understand any of it and get yourself in trouble.
ReplyDeleteAmen! I think that it is best to be very careful about the materials you're using and where you got them from. All it would take is for one person to think you're not honoring the copyright laws and you could be in a bunch of trouble. I think that, if possible, it's best to get permission to use resources you find.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! When in doubt, it's safe to ask permission. As teachers we need to consider the consequences for our actions and be responsible about how we use resources that we find.
ReplyDeleteYes! If you aren't sure just ask permission. no one wants to be fired or sued because they didn't ask permission. There are so many resources for teacher to use and we should take advantage of that but be safe about it.
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