Simpson, Carol

"[This book] makes legal concepts related to United States copyright law understandable to educators. A staple on reference shelves, it has now been updated with . . . court rulings and technology applications"--Provided by publisher.

Contains one hundred seventy-seven questions from educators facing copyright problems in schools along with practical applications and examples of copyright law involving print, online, multimedia, video, audio, and broadcast copyright dilemmas.

Discusses copyright law in relation to schools, and features discussions of public domain, fair use, print and audiovisual materials, music and multimedia, distance learning, the Internet, computer software, school library exemptions, permissions, and policies.

Contains questions from educators facing copyright problems in schools along with practical applications and examples of copyright law involving print, online, multimedia, video, audio, and broadcast copyright dilemmas.

Explains copyright law in relation to schools, providing medium-by-medium coverage of print, software, music, video, multimedia, and more, and discussing advancing technologies and their common uses in classrooms and libraries.