One of the most suprising facts about copyright to me was that govenment documents such as laws, ammendments, etc can not be copyrighted. The most suprisng part was that speeches made by government officals can not be copyrighted either. I did not know that documents such as these go straight into pulic domain for everyone, including educatiors, to access and use.
Also, if I came across some copyrighted material that I wanted to use for educational purposes in my classroom to further the educational experience of my students I would need to seek approval from either the creator, author, or holder of the copyright. This could be attained several ways. I could either get permenat permission to use all or a part of the work or just one time permission. Regardless of what type of permission I get it would always be a good idea to attain, and keep, a copy in writting just incase any question of the legality of using the copyrighted material ever came up. Even if I attained the permission over the phone I would ask the person or persons giving the permission to send a copy in writting.
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1. I did not realize that the fact material couold not be published. I found this very intersting and helpful for the future.
2. Before using copyrighted material in the classroom I would check to make sure it followed all of the rules nad guidelines involving copyrighted material.
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