copyright for digitized pictures

[Susan O'Neil <sjoneil@SINNFREE.SINNFREE.ORG>]

Dear LM_NETTERS,

In our middle school fine arts classes we do multimedia projects using
Linkway.  Students write research papers, do their own artwork, and also
digitize art work from CD-Rom and videodisk programs that we own.
Students do a bibliography and give credit to all sources, but we are
concerned about copyright issues.

Can anyone tell us whether a bibliography is sufficient for a student
project like this?  We can quote from a book . . . is including a famous
piece of work in a paper the same as a quote?  Does it make a difference
whether it's in a paper or a multimedia project on disk?  Does it make a
difference that the student project is not for commercial purposes?  Does
it make a difference if we make a copy of the program on the student's
disk for his portfolio?

Thanks for your help.

Susan O'Neil, School Library Media Specialist
Byron Middle School, Byron, IL   61010
815/234-5491x267       sjoneil@sinnfree.sinnfree.org