Copyrights and Wrongs

I never realized that copyright is part of the constitution (Fair Use) and actually agree that it now should be assumed. It is a lot to remember for an educator. Ideally our districts would provide necessary materials, have functioning copy centers that would obtain permission as needed, and tech people to maintain equipment and materials, and advise on use. But yes, teachers do have the "moral obligation to practice integrity and trustworthiness. My favorite site on this topic was Copyright Bay. As a pirate/Peter Pan fan I was motivated to sail through the site and enjoyed the clams reactions to my quiz responses. I still find myself thinking about the idea of "spur of the moment", "moment of inspiration", and "whim" instances that allow use once that doesn't follow the law. Keeping it legal was a duller way to read through much of the same, the big idea reinforced for me was, "ignorance of the law is no defense. I thought the Stanford Library "determinator" was cool. I can't imagine the copyright nightmare colleges and universities face and found their work on the subject interesting. The copyright FAQs is a very helpful and easy to deal with resource.