LEGAL ISSUES
Te rights to your work go to the organization even if you get a byline. Know who the owner is before going and asking if you can use something.
IN THE CLASSROOM Te Copyright Act has certain exemptions for using and/ or performing copyrighted works in the classroom. For example, students may use copyrighted materials like DVDs and music in the classroom for presentations and such. However, this does not allow one to copy any copyrighted material; one must own the DVDs or music in order to use them. Copyright is a very complex field of law. Lawyers
study for years, but the standard practices change monthly because of the rapidly changing and evolving technologies like electronic publishing, music and film distribution and Internet searching technologies. Because of the rapid changes, it is difficult for those who are not constantly watching and studying it to know exactly what is involved with copyright laws. Because of this difficulty, students should always seek permission before using something
NWEllS@WEllSIPlAW.COM
Nicholas Wells the founder of
WellsIPLaw.com, has a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from George Washington University Law School as well as a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the Univer- sity of London. He was the former Vice Chair, Information Security, Technology and Data Protection Committee of the International Section of the American Bar Association.
they find on the Internet. In the case of copyright in- fringement, it is not “better to ask forgiveness than to seek permission” – it is better to always seek permission first.
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