News and Advice on copyright issues for librarians and educators from School Library Journal.
'Emily the Strange' Creators File Copyright Suit By Rocco Staino - 05/27/2009
Why would the creators of the popular goth girl character Emily the Strange sue the authors of a book from the 1970s featuring a girl who looks very similar to Emily?
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Lights, Camera, Action! Is It Fine to Film Folks Reading Picture Books Out Loud? By Carrie Russell - 04/01/2009
Several teachers want to make podcasts of some of the poems and short stories in one of our textbooks. They plan to post the audio files online for students to access. I looked at the TEACH Act, but the wording is confusing. Can you please let me know if their plan is legit? —Randall Krichbaum, librarian Vermilion (OH) High School The TEACH Act (Section 110[2]) says that educators who wo...
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ALA Releases Copyright Lessons for School Librarians By Debra Lau Whelan - 02/25/2009
Copyright. Plagiarism. Fair Use. They’re all important issues in the classroom. But do you and your students really understand their true meaning?
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A Textbook Example: What not to do when books are scarce and money is slim By Carrie Russell - 02/01/2009
Since we don’t have enough textbooks for every student, our principal says it’s fine to scan one of the books (or at least the seven or so chapters that we plan to use) and post the material on our school’s Web site or email it to the 85 percent of our students who have online access.
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Steve Vander Ark’s ‘Lexicon’ to Hit Bookstores on January 16 By Debra Lau Whelan - 12/17/2008
Looks like a print version of The Harry Potter Lexicon may see the light of day after all—albeit a different version than the one originally intended for publication.
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Copyright 101 for Educators 12/01/2008
Do you often question whether it's OK to include portions of a book, film, or song in your classroom lesson? What about whether YouTube can be used as a teaching tool? Hopefully, librarians will have a clearer understanding of copyright law with the new guide “The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education.
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HARLEY, Avis. African Acrostics: A Word in Edgeways. photos by Deborah Noyes. unpaged. CIP. Candlewick. July 2009. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3621-0. LC 2008017916. Gr 4-8–Harley has written 18 poems, each one featuring a different animal.
From left to right: Lerner Publishing Group President and Publisher Adam Lerner, Founder and Chairman Harry Lerner, and former Vice President Harry Mondale celebrate 50 years of publishing children's books. Nearly 600 guests from around the world gathered at the Central Library in Minneapolis to commemorate the event. Read the guidelines for submitting your photos to SLJ.com.
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