copyright laws

Copyright laws affect what students and teachers can and cannot use while in the classroom. The definition of copyright is, "The legal right granted to an author, a composer, a playwright, a publisher, or a distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work." (Educational CyberPlayGround). It protects the way authors express themselves. Copyright laws affect different things such as anything that is printed sucvh as articles on the internet, news paper, magazines and so forth. , music, videos, images, and computer software that teachers use in the classroom. When students use different materials from outside things such as text books, the internet, or journals, they need to first cite the sources that they got their information. Including a works cited page with their papers can help students avoid plagiarism.


 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

https://www.rightsdirect.com/international-copyright-basics/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_States