Copyright

Review the legal issues related to the music, video, and pictures in your digital video projects.

  • Copyright Kids: Website provided by the Copyright Society with good resources and information about copyright for teachers, students, and parents.
  • Join the @ Team: An educational program that introduces intellectual property to students.
  • Library of Congress’ Taking the Mystery out of Copyright: A great Flash interactive site for kids and teachers to learn about the many aspects of copyright.
  • Public Domain: Information about using music in your video projects.
  • Teaching Copyright: This site contains lessons and ideas for teachers to use when teaching about laws surrounding digital rights.  The Resources page is extensive and includes many useful items for teachers.
  • The Copyright Information Guide: This site contains copyright definitions, information about how to register a copyright, copyright FAQs, and copyright, patent, and trademark resources. 
  • US Copyright Laws: Copyright Law of the United States of America
  • A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright: Website for teachers defining copyright terms and challenges. It has a great chart for Fair Use materials in the classroom.