Posted by Andrea McBeth on Oct 15, 2015; 12:23am
URL: https://nabble.aealearningonline.org/POST-4-Copyright-tp535p552.html

Before viewing the copyright section, I had done a lot of research on copyrights because of my role as tech director.  In fact, this summer a company contacted me to see if we wanted to buy rights to show "Hollywood films" to the students after hours with no "educational lesson/concept" relation.  I have always talked to my staff about not showing movies for rewards, game nights, etc.  I always talk to my students about copying others' CDs, and other forms of music.  I talked to them about the past, when there weren't such things as CD burners, or later on DVD burners.  They have a very hard time accepting the truth/law.  I always tell them just because you can rob a bank, it doesn't make it legal.  Copying has become so quick and easy that it is really difficult for them.  Recently, a lot of musicians are putting their songs up free to copy because they are trying to get their name/music out to as many as they can.  It is really confusing for kids.

In the classroom, I will make sure overtime we use a resource, I will talk to them about the legality of this resource.  Once I have talked to them enough, I will ask them what they believe the law says about a new resource I share with them.  They will need to be able to make the right decisions are the legalities of using resources in their lives without me having to be with them. For student use, I will encourage them to use the resources the AEA has provided, explaining to them that they can use the resources without having to decide if they really can or not.  As tech director, I will continue to talk to staff about what they are or are not allowing their students to use for their projects.