News and Advice on copyright issues for librarians and educators from School Library Journal.
Carrie on Copyright: Bet Your Bottom Dollar By Carrie Russell - 04/01/2008
Is it OK for my language arts students to listen to an audiobook from the public library? —Jeanne LaMoore, media specialist Middle School West, Chaska, MN Absolutely! If you work in a nonprofit educational institution, audiobooks, CDs, art slides, and videos may be used in the “face-to-face classroom” without prior authorization from the copyright holder (Section 110 [1]).
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Judge Rules That Turnitin Does Not Violate Students' Copyrights Joan Oleck - 03/31/2008
Four Virginia and Arizona high school students hoping to score a legal hit against Turnitin have been rebuffed: a federal district court judge in Virginia recently threw out their lawsuit, ruling that the plagiarism detection company does not violate the copyright of students, even though it stores digital copies of their essays to check future submissions for academic dishonesty.
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Card Wins Edwards Award By Staff - 02/01/2008
If a well-known author writes and speaks about gays and lesbians in a way that many interpret to be anti-gay, should he be given an award that honors his outstanding lifetime contribution to writing for teens? Librarians, authors, and academics have been debating that complex question since January 14, when this year’s Margaret A.
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Now Hear This: Carrie on Copyright By Carrie Russell - 02/01/2008
We broadcast our school’s morning announcements on a closed-circuit video system. During the broadcasts, we show student artwork and play various types of music—jazz, classical, opera, folk, etc.—from our library’s CD collection. Are we in compliance with the copyright law? —Pam Lilley, media specialist Hawk Ridge Elementary, Charlotte, NC Transmitting music over ...
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A Stanford Lawyer Argues 'Fair Use' for The Harry Potter Lexicon Joan Oleck - 12/11/2007 Harry Potter fans are well aware that J. K. Rowling and Warner Bros. have filed a lawsuit charging copyright infringement by Steve Vander Ark, the Michigan-based creator of the online Harry Potter Lexicon. Last week, a Stanford Law School think tank joined the fray—on Vander Ark's side.
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Carrie on Copyright: The Berne Ultimatum By Carrie Russell - 12/01/2007
We're a private independent school in Austria. We have students from 58 countries and teachers from about a dozen nations.
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Concern over Copyright By Lauren Barack - 11/01/2007
It used to be that a teacher who wanted to use a newspaper story during class wouldn’t think twice about making copies and passing them out to his or her students.
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
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