Copyright

I read the article called Copyright 101 for Educators: Winter 2003 by Wesley A. Fryer. The main thing I knew about copyright before reading more about it is that it is illegal to use other people's work. I didn't realize how severe and in depth the laws were about copyright. If you barrow anything from the internet or anywhere else you need permission from the person who produced the work. Teachers and students use other people's work being it for making lesson plans or doing a research paper. Copyright knowledge becomes important in teaching. Teacher's have a responsibly to educate the students about the wrong and right of using people's work. Fair Use is a guideline for teachers about copyright laws. In the article Fryer discussed the four factors to be considered when determining fair use:

1)the purpose  and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes

2)the nature of copyrighted work

3)the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole

4)the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.

Understanding that I will be using Fair Use in education I would like to learn more about it.