Reading Thing 10 -- copyright and plagiarism -- is instructive and confusing at the same time, just like I remember it in library school classes, although there wasn't enough on copyrighting there in any consistent manner, only much about fair use, to encourage us to use material rather than not, I presume? Working at a publishing company opened my eyes to dangers in commercial use -- every scrap of text, drawings, photos could potentially be grounds for a lawsuit if improperly used, and much time and effort went on checking back to ensure that no copyright law was violated. This was an arduous process when dealing with Hollywood, Disney and such; say, you want to use production stills for a children's book and need to somehow contact Tom Cruise's people -- shudder, shudder--
Still, it had to be done and was done, and of course, it's really better that way in the end, unless the item is truly in public domain and that takes a long time--
In school environment plagiarism is certainly more of an issue and well worth watching for.
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Being a certified Media Specialist, I am constantly amazed at the amount of illegal copying, showing of videos that aren't appropriate, and not citing sources of material used done by our own staff members. We should be modeling good behavior, but too often, time constraints move us into the next realm. I do see many more teachers reinforcing the MLA standards that our entire school has concurred is our standard. It warms my heart when students come into the Media Center and know what I'm talking about with proper citations. Keep up the good work!
Leslie E.
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