Since copyright is established at fixation (writing on paper, saved to =
disk, etc.), it is indisputable that students own the copyright in their =
works. Exploitation of those works is the right of the copyright owner - =
in this case the student or the student's legal guardians. That's why it =
is such a good idea to have students submit their papers themselves to =
Turnitin. In fact, Turnitin encourages that in several ways.=20
What you need to be wary of is putting student work in literary magazines, =
yearbooks, newspapers, webpages, etc. without permission. Not only are you =
reproducing it, you are distributing it (and possibly selling it).
>>> sbrisco <sbrisco021@CHARTER.NET> 5/4/04 8:38:51 PM >>>
In addition, Dr. Simpson spoke about teachers keeping copies of students'
work. She told us that it WAS ILLEGAL for us to keep copies of students'
work WITHOUT the consent of the parent / guardian / student.
How many of us are thinking this one through? (I'm ready for more =
insights
on this issue....Dr. Simpson???)
~Shonda Brisco
Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net=20
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joni Rathbun" <jrathbun@OREDNET.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:59 PM
Subject: TAR: Copyright issues and turnitin.com
> Are there copyright issues involved when a service such as turnitin.com
> is allowed to retain a student's paper for future use in the turnitin
> database - without the student's permission?
>
> I suppose IOW -- does a k12 student give up copyright to research
> papers written as school assignments, thus making it legal for the
> school to submit their paper to turnitin for RETENTION (this is
> separate from turning it it just to be CHECKED) without consulting
> the student?
>
> And on the side... Can schools legally retain copies of student papers
> without student permission? Hardcopy format? Digital format? Does it
matter?
> I know we all do it. I'm wondering if there are any legal issues tho....
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.
>
>
> J. Rathbun, Librarian
> Mojave High School
> Clark County School District
> Las Vegas, Nevada
> Email: jrathbun@orednet.org=20
> http://ccsd.net/schools/mojave/library=20
>
> Leave it to Beaver was not a documentary.
>
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