Monday, April 23, 2007

General Info: Copyright for Homeschoolers

Copyright for Homeschoolers
http://www.homeschoolcopyright.com/

The Internet and computers have made sharing intellectual property much
easier. The tendency among tightly budgeted homeschoolers is to seek as
much free material as possible. The trick is to do so without crossing
the copyright line. We read headlines from time to time about the
continued wrangling over copyright especially in terms of music files.
If lawyers can't agree on what's legal, how are the rest of us to
figure it out?

Educators have their own set of unique rules to follow called
educational fair use. Much of today's problematic copyright abuse in
the educational market is due to misunderstanding of educational fair
use. We invite you to explore our section on educational fair use. The
information posted there will help you determine what you can and
cannot do.

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