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2015

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Ann E. Biswas

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A Primer On Copyright And Fair Use, Ann E. Biswas, Charles J. Russo Jan 2015

A Primer On Copyright And Fair Use, Ann E. Biswas, Charles J. Russo

Ann E. Biswas

One student creates a video for class using a Lady Gaga song. Another puts together a PowerPoint presentation about the Vietnam War using images she found online. A third student adds a link to a YouTube video in a blog post for an English class. One teacher photocopies and distributes articles from a national newspaper. Another teacher records a television documentary at home and shows it to her class.

Did those students and teachers violate copyright law? The complex, evolving laws governing copyright and fair use are muddied by the rapid growth and use of technology in schools, yet it's …