/copyright Copyright en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:05:00 GMT /policy-politics/u-s-supreme-court-rules-on-race-bias-in-contracting-copyright-immunity/2020/03 In two cases with potential implications in education, the justices helped employers in lawsuits over race-discrimination in contracting, and bolstered states against suits over copyright infringement. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:05:00 GMT /policy-politics/u-s-supreme-court-rules-on-race-bias-in-contracting-copyright-immunity/2020/03 /policy-politics/eureka-math-publisher-loses-in-copyright-battle-against-office-depot/2019/12 A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Office Depot infringed copyright when it copied Eureka Math at the request of school districts. Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:43:00 GMT /policy-politics/eureka-math-publisher-loses-in-copyright-battle-against-office-depot/2019/12 /policy-politics/houston-hit-with-9-million-verdict-over-copyright-infringement/2019/06 A jury has awarded an education publisher $9.2 million in damages stemming from a lawsuit that accused the Houston school district of allowing the illicit copying and posting of the company's materials online, despite repeated warnings to stop. Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:04:49 GMT /policy-politics/houston-hit-with-9-million-verdict-over-copyright-infringement/2019/06 /teaching-learning/copyright-expirations-open-up-thousands-of-literary-music-film-works-to-teachers/2019/01 Thousands of works of literature, music, and film have now become part of the public domain—meaning that anyone can use and reprint them, free of charge and without permission. Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:41:06 GMT /teaching-learning/copyright-expirations-open-up-thousands-of-literary-music-film-works-to-teachers/2019/01 /teaching-learning/thousands-of-copyrighted-works-will-now-be-freely-available-to-teachers/2019/01 Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and books by Edith Wharton, e.e. cummings, and Virginia Woolf have entered the public domain, almost 100 years after they were originally published. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:02:00 GMT /teaching-learning/thousands-of-copyrighted-works-will-now-be-freely-available-to-teachers/2019/01 /policy-politics/on-teachers-pay-teachers-some-sellers-are-profiting-from-stolen-work/2018/12 In interviews with Education Week, some teachers said they’ve seen lesson plans they created being sold by other people on Teachers Pay Teachers, and that the company isn’t going far enough to stop copyright infringement. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:40:56 GMT /policy-politics/on-teachers-pay-teachers-some-sellers-are-profiting-from-stolen-work/2018/12 /policy-politics/an-unlikely-essa-provision-warning-on-copyright-piracy/2017/08 Language in the sweeping federal law—added at the urging of the film, music, and publishing industries—advises schools to get the message out about copyright laws. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:49:08 GMT /policy-politics/an-unlikely-essa-provision-warning-on-copyright-piracy/2017/08 /policy-politics/k-12-and-the-u-s-supreme-court-highlights-of-the-2016-17-term/2017/06 The justices confronted a number of important K-12 education issues, deciding cases on special education, free exercise of religion, and more. Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:32:37 GMT /policy-politics/k-12-and-the-u-s-supreme-court-highlights-of-the-2016-17-term/2017/06 /teaching-learning/open-educational-resources-movement-scales-up/2017/03 More OER providers are working to provide full, coherent curricula for schools, rather than just free lessons or teaching units. Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:40:55 GMT /teaching-learning/open-educational-resources-movement-scales-up/2017/03 /technology/what-is-oer-answers-to-5-questions-about-open-educational-resources/2017/03 Here are answers to your most basic questions about OER, the movement to share curricula and teaching resources online. Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:40:55 GMT /technology/what-is-oer-answers-to-5-questions-about-open-educational-resources/2017/03 /policy-politics/high-court-backs-copyright-protection-for-cheerleader-uniform-designs/2017/03 The justices' ruling that one provider may copyright some of its designs has implications for the costs of uniforms for schools and families. Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:30:00 GMT /policy-politics/high-court-backs-copyright-protection-for-cheerleader-uniform-designs/2017/03 /policy-politics/justices-weigh-copyright-and-school-issues-of-cheerleader-uniforms/2016/11 In a fight between two companies, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the copyright status of design elements of cheerleader outfits and the cost implications for schools and families. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:53:00 GMT /policy-politics/justices-weigh-copyright-and-school-issues-of-cheerleader-uniforms/2016/11 /teaching-learning/fedex-targeted-in-open-educational-resources-lawsuit/2016/10 The legal action—which focuses on academic content licensing, royalties, and photocopying—has potentially big implications for the use of open educational resources in schools. Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:18:52 GMT /teaching-learning/fedex-targeted-in-open-educational-resources-lawsuit/2016/10 /teaching-learning/lesson-sharing-sites-raise-issues-of-ownership-use/2015/09 Key sources of common-core related PD, online lesson sites for teachers come with fine-print complexities. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:19:06 GMT /teaching-learning/lesson-sharing-sites-raise-issues-of-ownership-use/2015/09 /teaching-learning/multistate-effort-brings-open-content-to-broad-audience/2015/06 The K-12 OER Collaborative is supporting the creation of open educational resources, which can be built upon by educators as well as for-profit and nonprofit entities. Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:44:09 GMT /teaching-learning/multistate-effort-brings-open-content-to-broad-audience/2015/06 /teaching-learning/n-y-open-education-effort-draws-users-nationwide/2015/06 A free online library of instructional materials created in New York state to align with the common-core standards has generated a vast audience. Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:44:09 GMT /teaching-learning/n-y-open-education-effort-draws-users-nationwide/2015/06 /policy-politics/text-publishers-lose-in-copyright-case/2013/03 The U.S. Supreme Court last week issued a decision on copyright law that dealt a defeat to educational publishers but eased the fears of teachers and libraries over the use of books published overseas. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:09:58 GMT /policy-politics/text-publishers-lose-in-copyright-case/2013/03 /policy-politics/justices-rule-against-publishers-in-textbook-copyright-case/2013/03 A U.S. Supreme Court decision dealt a defeat to educational publishers, but eased the fears of teachers and libraries over the use of books published overseas. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:20:00 GMT /policy-politics/justices-rule-against-publishers-in-textbook-copyright-case/2013/03 /policy-politics/board-proposes-copyrighting-work-by-students-teachers/2013/02 One Maryland county is considering a measure that proposes to copyright student- and teacher-created work, reports The Washington Post. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:20:45 GMT /policy-politics/board-proposes-copyrighting-work-by-students-teachers/2013/02 /policy-politics/supreme-court-weighs-text-copyright-case/2012/11 The U.S. Supreme Court last week heard arguments in a copyright case with potential implications for educational publishers, librarians, teachers, and students. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:14:22 GMT /policy-politics/supreme-court-weighs-text-copyright-case/2012/11 /policy-politics/justices-weigh-copyright-issues-in-textbook-case/2012/10 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a copyright case with potential implications for educational publishers, librarians, teachers, and students. Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:16:00 GMT /policy-politics/justices-weigh-copyright-issues-in-textbook-case/2012/10 /policy-politics/copyright-guidance-offered-for-teachers/2012/09 The American Library Association has released the "Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators," after a survey that found a dearth of guidance on the topic. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:22:00 GMT /policy-politics/copyright-guidance-offered-for-teachers/2012/09 /teaching-learning/guide-aims-to-help-teachers-navigate-copyright-law/2012/09 A new guide from the American Library Association aims to help teachers stay on the right side of copyright law when using instructional materials. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:11:29 GMT /teaching-learning/guide-aims-to-help-teachers-navigate-copyright-law/2012/09 /policy-politics/k-12-copyright-guide-released/2012/08 The American Library Association released a new copyright guide today that is geared specifically to the K-12 community. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:10:31 GMT /policy-politics/k-12-copyright-guide-released/2012/08 /policy-politics/rethinking-digital-copyright-laws/2010/08 Last week's changes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act could have implications for both higher education and K-12 teachers and students. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:59:45 GMT /policy-politics/rethinking-digital-copyright-laws/2010/08 /policy-politics/copyright-for-the-digital-age/2009/02 As I learned from my story about open content licensing, there's a lot of confusion on the part of both teachers and students about copyright law. The Internet in particular has made copyright even more difficult to figure out, since it's so easy to copy information, pictures, music, and other forms of multimedia, whether it's legal or not. Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:46:31 GMT /policy-politics/copyright-for-the-digital-age/2009/02 /teaching-learning/fair-use-help-for-internet-on-its-way/2008/11 Media experts have drafted guidelines to help teachers and students grasp the legal issues they say have unnecessarily restricted the use of online resources. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:55:18 GMT /teaching-learning/fair-use-help-for-internet-on-its-way/2008/11 /technology/open-content-licensing/2008/07 As the movement for "open" education resources continues to grow, encouraging educators to share online curricula and materials for free, it's become vital for ed-tech leaders and classroom teachers to understand the different types of licenses that make the process legal and safe. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:07:53 GMT /technology/open-content-licensing/2008/07 /policy-politics/opinion-copyright-confusion-is-shortchanging-our-students/2008/03 Media expert and educator Renee Hobbs writes about the culture of fear and misinformation that she claims is stifling teachers' use of the Internet in the classroom. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:12:59 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-copyright-confusion-is-shortchanging-our-students/2008/03 /teaching-learning/coalition-calls-for-opening-access-to-publicly-funded-school-materials/2008/01 Releasing educational materials into the “open education” arena would give students, regardless of income level or geographic location, access to valuable curricula, and help educators continually improve and update learning materials, advocates say. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:19:41 GMT /teaching-learning/coalition-calls-for-opening-access-to-publicly-funded-school-materials/2008/01