Hi! The ASCD SmartBrief had a link to the following article, "Fair Use Confusion Threatens Media Literacy" http://www.eschoolnews.org/news/showStoryts.cfm?ArticleID=7430&page=1
" (...) The report claims that fair-use confusion leads to a variety of coping strategies for teachers, including conscious ignorance (using copyrighted material without studying the law further, for fear that this knowledge would hinder their work even more), quiet defiance (ignoring copyright law entirely within the four walls of the classroom), and "hyper-compliance" (forgoing the use of legitimate teaching tools and techniques out of fear of violating copyright law).(...) The report recommends a two-pronged solution to the problem: First, teachers should learn more about the "clear and unambiguous rights" they already enjoy under copyright law; and second, the education community should develop and disseminate a "code of practice" for the fair use of copyrighted materials by educators." As a hyper-compliant, I would love to see a code of practice developed and disseminated. How might that happen?! How do you all deal with Fair Use in your classrooms? Take care, Bill Ivey Stoneleigh-Burnham School _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
