Copyright and Fair Use SR

1. Question # 2 really shocked me. I know that in my high school, there were at least 2 programs that the school only owned one copy of, yet we made it available on all computers (at once). It surprised me that this was against any sort of copyright rule, and that a manufacturing company could make such a rule. If schools are expected to buy enough copies of software for maximum number of simultaneous users, then the budgets allowed for software would need to be dramatically increased.

2. Question # 3 also surprised me. (This was the question about the lower version of the software not being compatible with the higher one...) I couldn't believe that if a teacher went out and spent money on a higher software (and bought multiple copies) that they couldn't upgrade every system. However, I suppose that the software companies need to make money, it is a business.

3. Question # 4 was a little unclear to me. After reading the answer, I didn't understand if it was OK or not for schools to do this. As I stated earlier, I think that if no money is given to schools to buy the software, then copyright laws should be exempt.

4. I was pleased to see that question # 6 was considered legitimate. My classes did this sort of internet usage constantly, and as long as we weren't taking any kind of official credit for the photos, excerpts, etc, it was considered OK.

5. Question # 7 scares me. It makes me nervous that any elementary aged child could have their work (with their name on it) published on the internet. There are far too many scary people out there for that to be allowed.

6. Question # 8 seems like a no-brainer ... anything "New Release" is usually pirated and VERY illegal.

7.Question # 9 makes me wonder if using iTunes is legal. My teachers often used iTunes music and incorporated in lessons, and I always assumed that because they paid for the song it was OK.

8. Question # 10 struck me as odd because I feel that teachers should be able to spread their knowledge with other educators, as long as they are giving proper credit where it is due.