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 * All -- I just found out that our hosts for the weekend don't have internet access at home. I'm so sorry, as I'd planned to finish my contributions to the project this weekend. I'm taking my computer, anyway, to compile my thoughts, and will finish up on Monday. Please feel free to call me at 856.905.5886. -- Sophie.**

Meanwhile, some here's a great resource I've found & plan to use: http://www.teachingcopyright.org/curriculum/hs/3

I think that we need to provide not just links to resources but brief instruction on how to use them. For example, not just a link to the excellent video on use of copyright that Mary found, but also the embedded video itself, so students don't have to leave this page to see what we want them to see. And, not just a link to CC-licensed material, but how to search successfully. Does that make sense? -- best, sb.

=What is Fair Use? Work in Progess...Mary= Fair(y) Tale Use of Copyright by Stanford Law School [] media type="youtube" key="V2MZi0tmzo0" height="364" width="445"

Bottom line: Fair Use is complicated, fuzzy, murky, and full of shades of gray. The copyright violation rules at your school are probably very strict. Rather than risking getting yourself into trouble, explore the alternative: use copyright-free materials -- either those in the public domain, or those licensed under the Creative Commons.

**Copyright & Music** (I tried using those headings...)
Under Fair Use standards, students may use up to 10% of copyrighted music, but no more than 30 seconds of the piece for school projects. Do you think is is necessary to cite - if so where??

This is Sophie -- I do think we should cite, because otherwise, how will our readers know where it came from? Do a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence.


 * Copyright-Free Music Resources:**

[|Microsoft Office Online]audio files can be used in student projects [|Creative Commons] is a non-profit organization that provides access to copyright-free music. [|Film Music Moby.com] provides copyright free music for students [] Here's another we can use. It has everything from Jazz music to quirky sound effects. (L.W)


 * Top Five Copyright Mistakes**
 * 1) Cuting & pasting the copyright information is not correct use of copyrighted materials.
 * 2) Typing "NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED" is not correct use of copyrighted materials.
 * 3) There is more to copyright than just adding the symbol  © to your original work


 * Copyright and Text (L.W)**
 * 1) Copyrighted text may be used for nonprofit educational purposes
 * 2) The copyrighted work may be used for the purpose of review, criticism, clarification, or illustration of the author's work.
 * 3) Any excerpt of the author's work must be encased in quotation marks.
 * 4) Entire Passages may be quoted.


 * Copyright-Free Text Resources: (L.W)**
 * Gutenberg: The Gutenberg Project hosts a large collection of e-books for download. []
 * Repeat After Us: This site was created by a high school student. It boasts a large collection of English literature. []
 * Textbook Revolution: A variety of text books are available for download at this site. []