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> On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:35:09 +0100 (MET), karin van veen wrote:
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> Oh, I couldn' leave it alone, I just sent an answer back. (I know
> that some of it is inaccurate, you don't need to comment it for
> me...)
I can see exactly what has happened. The kids at this school are learning
to make web pages. They are told to choose a subject they are interested
in and are allowed to copy material from the web to supplement their own
knowledge as this is the easiest way of doing it. We do this with our
students. BUT we do not post the resulting web pages on the net for all to
see. They are just shown to the teacher and commented on in the same way
as any other assignment. As far as the teacher is concerned, the main
teaching issue is the making of the pages. The content is not that
important and it is unlikely that the teacher would check all the student's
facts.
So the person who is at fault here is not the student, but the teacher. It
is the teacher you need to take issue with. Obviously he/she has no
concept of netiquette and copyright laws. Copyright laws are different in
every country. In the UK, schools are given quite a lot of freedom to copy
things provided that it is only for use within school. For example we can
teach a play and do it in class without paying royalties. However, as soon
as the play is performed in public, even if the public are only the
students' parents and friends, then royalties have to be paid.
Sue
