Getting a grip on the state of copyright law in the digital age is one great big challenge. Teachers, students, administrators, and parents have to be aware of the basic tenets of the actual law in the form of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998.
Ah, but there's more. All of us also have to get well-acquainted with the concept enshrined in the DMCA called "fair use". Intended to allow for access to material in the furtherance of research and education, and also to provide a mechanism for copyrighted work to be "transformed" (as in commented on or parodied). Much information about fair use can be found such as the Copyright and Fair Use Overview at Stanford University.
One way to test your own knowledge of the implications of educational fair use and your teaching and your students' research is to take a quick online quiz by Hall Davidson. You may be surprised at the results! (Quiz answers available here.)
As educators, we have the obligation to know the law and to model the proper use of copyrighted materials. Some of the resources I've included here can help you figure out how to stay within that ethical framework.
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