James Williams - lawyer/judge - shared 10 common misperceptions and mistakes regarding copyright

"orphaned work"  -  a work protected by copyright and whose copyright owner cannot be located/contacted for permission   - anything registered since 1978 - should be able to look up and tell who owns (www.copyright.gov)

Bill pending in Congress regarding orphaned works -  "Orphan Works Act of 2006"

Assume everything is copyrighted - 1.  get permission    2.  fair use    or reverse order? 

Build a case each time -

K. Crews message:  Main thing is to be a good citizen; do your best;  link instead grab

Good discussion regarding Fair Use, permission, what to expect of our students

What are we saying to our teachers and our students about Fair Use and permission?

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