Frequently, I will use a clip from a movie or a photograph from a particular point in history to illustrate a point that I am trying to make. I use photos with my class to get them to imagine what it would be like to live and work during an era.
I think that most students do not think about copyright or about getting permission to use music. We live in a world where kids think nothing of illegally downloading music and movies without asking for permission, paying a fee, or even giving credit to the original creator. I think that this is a problem with technology today. Movies, music, etc are too accessible and they are not protected enough. Even when we require our students to cite their work, they will plagiarize the majority of it. The saddest part is that they do not even realize it.
I think that when I assign a project or a paper I will discuss fair use and have my students complete a Fair Use reasoning tool WS. This may not fix the problem, but at least it might make them more conscious that they are taking copy written material.
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