Copyright+Basics

[|A Fair(y) Use Tale]

Choose one of the following articles/web pages to read about Copyright. Plan to share a brief summary and the overall most important thing you learned from reading this information.

[|10 Myths] about Copyright

Carol Simpson - [|article] on copyright

[|Educator's Guide] to Copyright and Fair Use

[|Public domain definition] Public domain definition, what is public domain, how and when works enter in the public domain?

[|Copyright Quiz] - take a quiz on copyright and fair use in the classroom

Copyright Information for Kids:

[|Copyright Basics] for kids

[|Cyberbee Copyright for Kids] - interactive question activity about copyright

[|Copyright - An Interactive Journey for Kids]

[|Taking the Mystery out of Copyright] from the Library of Congress

[|Piracy Information for Kids] from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

[|Copyright Friendly] Resources __for Educators__ - read the terms of use for each site


 * [|Public domain images] - Copyright friendly - public domain images, free for any private or commercial use, credit or back link is not required.
 * Joyce Valenza's Copyright-Friendly Resources

[|Extensive Copyright Information], with examples from the entertainment world 

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[|Video] from YouTube on Fair Use [|Video Link from Standford Law School]

Copyright Lesson Plans - High School/Middle School

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Page originally created by Mary Kovach for CSLO Model Schools/Erie 1 BOCES.