I am not sure about other districts, but in my district our superintendent
is extremely fearful of litigation. That alone makes our principals sit up
and listen when it comes to copyright, etc. Perhaps if staff was presented
with examples of schools/staff that were caught and charged they might
listen more. At the beginning of each year I go over copyright regulations
and tell the story (true, not an urban myth) of the teacher in a different
district who got nailed with a $10,000 fine for copying a workbook for her
class on the instructions of her principal. The principal and district did
not get hit because it was the district policy to adhere to copyright laws.
So even though she was following the instructions of her principal, she was
the one who had to take the heat. I have made huge signs to go beside the
photocopier and the videos so no one can say they didn't know.
Diane Gallagher-Hayashi
Teacher-Librarian
Stelly's School
Saanich School District (63)
Saanichton, British Columbia
Canada
Diane_Hayashi@sd63.bc.ca
daichan@islandnet.com
"I may not be an explorer, or an adventurer, or a treasure-seeker, or a
gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am...I, am a librarian!"
The Mummy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Savage" <c.savage@CMS.K12.NC.US>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: GEN- copyright police
> Joe and others,
> It gets especially tough when the principal says yes
> to the PTA group and you find out when the PTA wants
> to borrow the LCD projector.
>
> It has always been tradition with my principal and
> PE teacher that a movie would be shown over closed
> circuit after field day. This year I said no.
> Teachers had no clue as to what to do. Some asked
> their kids to bring in movies. Of course the kids
> brought in PG.
>
> I stated copyright law at a faculty meeting and was
> laughed at. What do you do?
>
> Leaving isn't an option. It's one of the best
> schools in the state. When I ordered videos for the
> opening of the school four years ago the principal
> nixed popular videos and wanted only curriculum
> related stuff.
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Savage
> Library Media Specialist
> Hawk Ridge Elementary School
> Charlotte, NC
> c.savage@cms.k12.nc.us
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Stedman <jps9452@WIDEOPENWEST.COM>
> Date: Friday, June 20, 2003 3:27 am
> Subject: Re: GEN- copyright police
>
> > The reality of the situation may be, however, that
> copyright
> > police is one
> > of the many hats we wear. For example, the parent
> organization may
> > want to
> > use the school and its equipment to host a movie
> night without
> > aquiringpublic performance rights. It may fall
> within the realm of
> > the the media
> > specialist's duties to be the person who says "No."
> >
> > It is important to have district policies (and
> administrators!) in
> > placethat will support the media specialist should
> this kind of
> > situation occur.
> > This helps us maintain our role as the resident
> expert on what is
> > allowedunder the law, rather than the enforcer of
> that law.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> > At 02:15 PM 6/19/03 -0400, Toni Koontz wrote:
> > >According to Linda Cornette, a copyright
> specialist and former
> > president of
> > >our Ohio Educational Library Media Association,
> we should never
> > be the
> > >copyright police. ...
> > >We can educate, train, explain, re-iterate, but
> we should never feel
> > >obligated or be made to feel that we should be
> the copyright police.
> > >
> > >
> > >Toni Koontz
> > >St. Charles Preparatory School
> > >Columbus OH
> > >akoontz@cdeducation.org
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "April and Paul Mayo" <amayo13@BELLSOUTH.NET>
> > >To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 6:57 PM
> > >Subject: GEN
> > >
> > >
> > >..."Should the media specialist be the copyright
> police in the
> > >school?" I want to use factual information along
> with personal
> > >opinions. I wanted to ask other media
> specialists where they
> > stand on
> > >this issue. Anything that you can offer will be
> appreciated.
> > >
> > >April Mayo, Media Specialist
> > >Crescent Elementary
> > >amayo13@bellsouth.net
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Joe Stedman
> > Library Media Center Director
> > Gombert Elementary School
> > 2707 Ridge Road
> > Aurora, IL 60504
> > http://gombert.ipsd.org/index.htm
> >
> >
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