This book is intended as a companion to Copyright for Schools:
A Practical Guide , Fifth Edition . While not containing the detail
to be a primary resource on copyright, this book includes 178
questions taken from Library Media Connection (2005–2011), plus new
questions not yet published. All questions have been updated to reflect
the state of law as of Spring 2011. All questions were initially submitted
by educators and edited for broadest application.
The most common use for the questions here is to present practical
applications of copyright practice to educators who may not know
or accept it. In fact, the questions and answers may be used to convince
reluctant educators that their erroneous assumptions about common
educational practices are incorrect. It’s important to recognize that these
questions are not legal advice. While the author is an attorney, I recommend
that complex copyright problems be discussed with a school
district’s retained counsel or an attorney who specializes in intellectual
property. Each situation is unique, and a slightly different combination of
facts may yield a totally different outcome than the examples here. Use
the questions as a starting point for discussion and consideration, not as
an unequivocal answer.