Thursday, February 17, 2011
Copyright Laws in the Educational Sphere
It seems incredible to me that there is such an infringement of copyright laws in the education system and most teachers are unaware of it! I imagine the responses from educators when learning of their misuse are full of outrage, puzzlement and incredulity. So why aren't we more aware? Isn't it our primary responsibility to set examples for our students and our peers? Yet we can't concentrate on our teaching while simultaneously brushing up on our copyright knowledge. I really think this issue should be addressed more actively in the colleges and universities. We've only received a glimpse of the reality of these laws in this class, shouldn't it be required that we have a better working knowledge of what we can and cannot do as teachers?
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I agree that teachers should be informed of copyright rules. Maybe it should be part of orientation when you get a teaching job to make sure that every teacher at your school has the information.
ReplyDeleteIt should definitely be addressed at the college level as well.