Copyright 101 for Educators

The article Copyright 101 for Educators: Winter 2003 talks about how educators have the accountability to model ethical and legal respect for US copyright law in their own teaching experiences. Teachers are to educate their students about the importance and requirements of intellectual property law as well. This article give examples on ways to be sure to follow the copyright law such as creating all graphic and textual content from scratch and obtaining permission from the actual creator or copyright holders first. The article explains Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act which gives the owner of copyright the full right to do and to authorize others to do certain things with their work, such as, to reduce the work in copies and to prepare derivative works based up the work.

The Teach Act (Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act) provides specific educational use copyright exemptions, largely applicable to distance education contexts. The article goes into better detail on the Teach Act, talking the limits and requirements that go along with it. This article was written by an educator making this article more relatable. This article explains all that we as educators need to look into all of the rights and regulations of the Copyright Law.