By: MikeBlogs
As educators we need to be aware of the legal consequences of not monitoring proper copyright procedures. There are a number of possible copyright violations happening in schools today. Is it possible to have everyone within the limits of copyright? Teachers must be informed about the real legal limits of fair use.
Looking back at all of the projects I’ve created and seen created in the last fours years, there have to have been numerous copyright infractions. It is a balancing act between someone’s right to create vs. another’s right to protect what he or she created.
Creative commons allows the works of others to truly contribute to our culture. It is a sharing community around content. It allows us to behold creativity and to educate without concern about violating laws. As an educator, I would encourage my students to view and use information from places like Creative Commons.
