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Sorry for the long delay in a hit post (summer is here and I’m enjoying every minute of it). The most useful information came from Carol Simpson (Thanks!), who maintains a database of copyright violations. Beyond that, there was a high level of interest for a posted hit (about 15 responses requesting the results), but no responses of actually violations that didn’t make the news. There was one response that was not a copyright violation (more of parental rights), but relevant all the same (showing R film in class w/o permission). ========== Folks I have maintained a database with this type of information formany years. You can visit it at www.school-library.org. Many folks are reluctant to include information about their schools,thinking that it will be used to report the school. Not so. Theinformation is on situations that are over and finished, so there isnothing to report to anyone of an enforcement nature. If your school hashad some copyright "incident" that has been resolved, I encourage you toadd it to our database. ========= These videos and PowerPoints might help ....http://plagiarismvideos.blogspot.com/ ChrisePortfolio www.shambles.net/csmithw-shops www.shambles.net/csmith/workshops ========== THE ONE BELOW MADE THE NEWS – GOOGLE IT ========SCHOOL SYSTEM: Gwinnett County Public SchoolsSTATE OR COUNTRY: Georgia, USAGRADE LEVEL: High SchoolSUMMARY: November, 2005 A high school teacher who screened the Oscar-winning film Elizabeth for his students lost his job following complaints from parents. Ed Youngblood, 62, had taught at South Gwinnett High School in Atlanta, Georgia, for 37 years before screening the film to his advanced British literature class earlier this month. He says that he was given the choice of quitting or being fired after being informed that an official investigation was under way. Elizabeth stars Cate Blanchett as the Virgin Queen and was released to rave reviews in 1998. But the film is R-rated due to a smattering of violet and sexual scenes, which means that children under the age of 17 can only watch it with an adult in attendance. "I didn't think about it being R-rated; it's such a good movie," Youngblood admitted. He added that he had screened the film before and received no complaints.Sloan Roach, a spokeswoman for Gwinnett County Public Schools told reporters that Youngblood had failed to go through the proper channels. "Mr Youngblood did not ask for a local review of the film prior to showing it," he said. "Nor did he allow parents the option of opting their students out of the viewing." ACTION TAKEN: The teacher says that he was given the choice of quitting or being fired. (In our county all films must be approved by the Local School Media Committee in order to be shown under the fair use law) ========= Fellow Media Professionals, I’m looking to revamp my copyright no-no lecture next year to include more real life examples: teachers or schools breaking copyright law and facing an implied or actual consequence as a result. Teachers always hear from us that breaking copyright has consequences, but they are rarely provided relevant, real life examples of consequences. I have had some success in locating public records of school copyright infractions with consequences. But, with 5 years experience in the education system personally, I have learned that a vast majority of incidents are simple not publicly reported. I am looking for insider knowledge from the school library community. If you have knowledge of a copyright infraction that carried an implied or actual consequence, then please pass that on to me in the following format (the format is general to alleviate privacy concerns):------------------------SCHOOL SYSTEM: STATE OR COUNTRY:GRADE LEVEL:SUMMARY:ACTION TAKEN:------------------------An Example: SCHOOL SYSTEM: Make-Believe County SchoolsSTATE OR COUNTRY: North CarolinaGRADE LEVEL: 9-12SUMMARY: A teacher/coach acquired an illegal copy of the feature film Hoop Dreams, a basketball film, and showed it to his basketball team for inspiration. The bootleg film was shown without instruction, in a classroom, after school. At the time, Hoop Dreams was still playing in movie theatres. ACTION TAKEN: Teacher/coach received a reprimand and faced a serious threat of being fired, but managed to retain employment. County copyright workshops and policies were updated and enforced throughout the county more vigorously. To the best of my knowledge cooperate entities were not involved or aware of the infraction (i.e. MPAA). I will post a HIT if there are any responses. Thanks! Dan RhodesMedia CoordinatorPender County Schools, North Carolinatraskrhodes@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail to go? Get your Hotmail, news, sports and much more! Check out the New MSN Mobile! http://mobile.msn.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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