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Michelle BurgerStandard 4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility. Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: A. advocate model and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property and the appropriate documentation of sources. This website goes in to great detail about why it is important to teach students the respect for copyright laws.
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20 Aug 08
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School districts are liable for any copyright violations committed by their staff, and the area with the greatest potential for liability is the district's public Web site
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Most companies do not want to sue school districts for copyright violations unless the unlawful practice is pervasive and such a suit would send a message to other districts.
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- Establish a process to ensure that all materials on the district Web site are closely evaluated.
- Provide professional development for teachers and instruction to students about defamation, invasion of privacy, harassment, and copyright law.
- Include an immunity provision in the policy.
- Take prompt action if accusations are made.
- Be prepared to stand up for staff or students if false accusations are made.
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school districts can minimize the chances that students or staff will be accused of copyright infringement -- and minimize district liability in the event of inadvertent violations -- by establishing clear policies, developing organized procedures for disseminating the policies, and strictly enforcing the policies.
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copyright law is designed to protect the financial interests of those who create original work; that financial rewards provide the incentive for the creation of more original works; and that obeying copyright laws benefits society by ensuring a steady supply of creative works.
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29 Jul 08
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06 May 08
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For the most part, cocooned in our own classrooms, we got away with it. With the advent of new -- very public -- technologies, we no longer have that luxury.
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"School districts are liable for any copyright violations committed by their staff, and the area with the greatest potential for liability is the district's public Web site," Nancy Willard agreed.
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"School districts," Willard added, "should be very careful about the copyright status of any material posted on their Web sites. Most companies do not want to sue school districts for copyright violations unless the unlawful practice is pervasive and such a suit would send a message to other districts.
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