Educators have a responsibility and a legislative mandate to model ethical, legal, and appropriate respect for US copyright law in their own teaching. Educators must also educate the next generation about the importance and requirements of intellectual property law. We as teachers of all levels have the responsibility and the legal obligation to model appropriate respect for copyright and educate students about how they can do the same.
As technology grows and changes, I need to be aware of laws of copyright protection and how they apply to me. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) state that you cannot place copyright work on the internet where it can be shared in a google search. DMCA which changed net copyright in many ways. It puts all sorts of legal strength behind cipy-protection systems, making programs illegal and reducing the reality of fair use rights. To read more on the DMCA please click on this link on copyright.
An excellent place to start understanding the US copyright is to visit the US Copyright Office, online at www.copyright.gov.
According to Wikipedia, the TEACH Act was signed into law educators and students were at a disadvantage with respect to the materials they were allowed to use and the way in which these documents were presented through the online learning environment.
Teachers must remember a simple rule when it comes to the net - If you didn't write it, and you want to reproduce it ask the creator.
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