Copyright+Law

In this page we will examine current copyright law and the implication these laws have on copyright in education.
This page contains a collection of useful links and videos on the topic of Copyright Law, including the actual law as displayed on the United States Copyright webpage. Much of my knowledge on the subject is from a study of Carol Simpson's book entitled Copyright for Schools 4th edition written in 2005. [|Copyright for Schools Amazon.com] [|Carol Simpson's Website]

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[|Taking the Mystery our of Copyright] The library of congress has a web page that explains current copyright law and takes a historical look at how the law has developed over the years.

[|Copyright Law][|Copyright Fact Sheet] This is a PDF file published by the United States Copyright Office. This document does a good job of explaining current copyright law. It also describes the process to register for copyright.

[|Title 17 United States Code Copyright Law] This document contains the complete version of the US Copyright Law.

[|Digital millennium Copyright Act PDF] The digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed by congress in 1998 in response to the changes in technology with the advent of the Internet and other technologies such as MP3's.

[|Digital Millennium Copyright Act Wikipedia]

[|TEACH ACT] In 2002 the TEACH Act was passed. The TEACH Act makes provisions to the copyright law to take into consideration changes in education and technology as is apparent in the large increase in online options of blended educational options which rely heavily on the Internet as a new contemporary "classroom."