"Copyright and Fair Use SR"

2. A technology coordinator installs the one copy of Photoshop the school owns on a central server so students are able to access it from their classroom workstations.

-This situation seems pretty straight forward. I understand why schools are able to provide this program on a server because students will only be able to use the program will on the school computers.

4. The state mandates technology proficiency for all high school students but adds no money to schools' software budgets. To ensure equity, public schools are allowed to buy what software they can afford and copy the rest.

-It seems a little contradictory doesn't it? State officials raise the bar for public education, but provide no support financially so that schools do not come across this issue.

5. A geography teacher has more students and computers than software. He uses a CD burner to make several copies of a copyright interactive CD-ROM so each student can use an individual copy in class.

-Not saying that I haven't ever burnt my friends music onto a disc for my own use, or taken music that they have bought and put it on my i pod. Making copies of a copyrighted CD-ROM is an obvious way to get into trouble with infringement regulations.

6. A middle school science class studying ocean ecosystems must gather material for multimedia projects. The teacher downloads pictures and information on marine life from various commercial and noncommercial sites to store in a folder for students to access.

-When I first read this question of the quiz I thought; wait this is taking other peoples material without permission, but teachers present material in this form for students all the time so it must be OK. It is clear that using other peoples work in educational settings is allowed more often then in other situations.

7. An elementary school designs a password-protected Web site for families and faculty only. It's OK for teachers to post student work there, even when it uses copyright material without permission.

-After I first read this question I was sure that this would be an example of copy right infringement. Again, like question six, this is an educational setting where the number of viewers is controlled by a protected password which makes it an acceptable use.

10. A teacher gets clip art and music from popular file-sharing sites, then creates a lesson plan and posts it on the school Web site to share with other teachers.

-When I first read this scenario I thought it was a clear case of misuse, but I was wrong. The music and pictures came from a "file-sharing" site which makes it OK to be posted on a separate website.

14. On Back-to-School night, an elementary school offers child care for students' younger siblings. They put the kids in the library and show them Disney VHS tapes bought by the PTA.

-WOW! I definitely got this quiz question wrong, I mean how many times does this situation occur everyday. I see how this is copyright infringement, but it just seems like if someone has payed for the right to the movie, they should be able to show it to people as long as they aren't making money in return. The day care is making money for watching the kids, but not necessarily making money by showing the video.

16. At a local electronics show, a teacher buys a machine that defeats the copy protection on DVDs, CD-ROMs, and just about everything else. She lets her students use it so they can incorporate clips from rented DVDs into their film genre projects.

-I'm still confused about this one... students have the right to use a machine to defeat copyright protection, and use another persons creation to enhance their own. Doesn't make a lot of sense, thats why the DVD's are copyrighted to begin with, RIGHT?