Copyright and Fair Use SR

1. (student snaps CD in half) I was not sure if copying these kinds of things would be legal. It makes sense that it is but making sense does not mean that it is allowed. It's interesting that it should be done in the library, I wonder if this is true for personal CD's.

2. I thought that putting Photoshop on the centeral server would be illegal. It doesn't sound like a good idea because it seems like it would be too easy to abuse this set up. It would be safer to put it on one computer that everyone has access to and do a sign up sheet!

6. I didn't realize that you can't put these back up on the web. So, if you create a project using downloaded material don't post it to the Web? I think we did that with our MEL project and our Team project... is that what they are talking about?

8. I didn't understand this one, I thought that the student was downloading actual Taiwanese music, :) silly me! Yes, I can see how illigitimate downloading could be a hazard from Web sites like the one described. There are a lot of other places that you can get music and if you go throug WalMart it's only 89 cents a song!

11. (copying PBS Frontier House) I understand that video can be pulled into class projects but this doesn't sound like an educational use. I don't mind using media in fun and creative ways but when people start running others down is not a good example to encourage, especially in a school setting where you should show respect for everyone, even if you do not agree with them.

12. (Psycho copying from tv) I didn't think that this was going to be ok. If the teacher had copied the movie for use at home would that have been legal or is it only legal because it was for a school project? Do copies have to be destroyed after they have fulfilled their educational use?

15. (Teacher made a compilation of movie clips) Does this mean that you can't use clips in the classsroom? I don't understand what he did, did he put clips together, what was it that he did wrong? It sounded like a good idea to me!

16. I didn't realize that you can legally use content from a movie that you rented, I guess I thought that if you owned it maybe that would be different. It is too bad that the movie companies are being so stuffy. I like the point that the author made about NOT copying movies for use at home.