Product Description: An updated edition of the standard, comprehensive guide to copyright issues affecting schools, this book provides the watertight copyright policy and plan that's a must for every school district.• Sample logs, record-keeping aids, notices, policies, request letters, forms, and instructional materials• Questions and answers on representative school situations involving copyright, including hot topics like video yearbooks, wikis, and distance learning• A reproducible copyright brochure suitable for school staff • Examples of fair-use analysis• Lists of copyright-cleared media and producers• A comprehensive bibliography, including Internet links related to copyrigh...read more

Presents information on the currently amended Copyright Act and its application, featuring sections on permission policies, the use of copyright materials, and such technology issues as electronic publishing and distance learning. (view table of contents)