SLM 521 MC

Mrs. Urdvardy, a music teacher, downloads MP3 files from the Web and uses them to instruct her students in the various kinds of music. She allows students to copy the files and take them home, listen to them and complete a worksheet.

In this case, Mrs. Urdvardy is only following regulations if she got the songs from MP3.com or another site that pays for the songs. These sites pay to get the songs, and therefore, it is ok for her to use them. If she got the songs from a peer-to-peer website, or any other website that did not pay for the songs, she is violating the law.

A teacher in your school (who has a really rowdy bunch of monsters) makes an agreement with them that they learn how to make power point presentations on sports, war, hunting, rock music and such. She lets them get graphics from anywhere on the Internet. Sites such as Sports Illustrated, ESPN. DOD, Rock Music Hall of Fame. They make great presentations and become great kids. What are the copyright implications??

These students are allowed to use the graphics only for educational use. Since they are using them for school, and are not using them for a profit, there are no copyright implications. The students must, however, site where the graphics come from (such as SI, ESPN, etc.) Following the Fair Use Guidelines, students must not make more than two copies of their presentations and must follow guidelines on the amount of work that is to be borrowed. (If this project is done in an elementary school, these specific guidelines do not apply.)