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better question is "What can I use in my classroom?"
The Copyright Act gives the owner of intellectual property
the right to reproduce or allow others to reproduce their
creations. Section 107 of the copyright act, know as the Fair
Use Doctrine provides limitations to these rights by allowing
teachers to use materials for education reasons. But even
this has limitations. If you purposely try to abuse the Fair
Use laws you can still be sued, as well as your district!
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better question is, If have this great idea for a lesson, why
can't I use these materials? Because somebody else thought of
it first, plain and simple. That doesn't mean that you can't
use it with proper permission. People can work for months or
years to create materials and should be fairly compensated for
their time and effort. Suppose after ten years of teaching you
create a workbook of your best materials. You know your materials
work and would be a benefit to other educators.How would you
feel when you find out your work is being passed around on the
internet for free? |
