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Copyright for CCPS Educators

 * Why should I care about copyright?**


 * Copyright is the law. Ignoring it is illegal.
 * Teachers need to model ethical standards for their students.

Your students begin learning about copyright law in third grade media classes. They cover Fair Use in the 5th grade. By high school, they may know more about the ins and outs of copyright law than you do. The last thing you, as a teacher, want is for your students to think that you are ignorant of, or purposely choose to ignore, important laws.

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