COPYRIGHT FOR SCHOOLS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE, 6TH EDITION. This item is unavailable.COPYRIGHT FOR SCHOOLS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE, 6TH EDITION

This newly updated edition explains copyright law as it applies to education.| Copyright for Schools makes legal concepts related to U.S. copyright law understandable to educators. A staple on reference shelves, it has now been updated with new court rulings and technology applications.|This updated edition of Copyright for Schools explains U.S. copyright law as it applies to education settings clearly and concisely for teachers and school librarians. ||Topics new to this edition include copyright implications related to the use of such streaming services as Netflixâ„¢ and Pandoraâ„¢, links to online tools that teachers can use to assist them in making their own daily decisions regarding the use of copyrighted materials, and implications relating to the use of anonymous internet publishing tools such as Snapchatâ„¢ and use of Cloud-based sharing. Other new topics include issues related to disability, how to appropriately respond to cease and desist letters and other legal inquiries, implications of the Music Modernization Act, and expanded discussion of open resources such as Creative Commons licenses. ||This edition also adds a concordance in a "Scope and Sequence" table format, so all information related to U.S. copyright knowledge is accessible no matter where it resides within the text, and provides links to online tools and resources that can be used to guide users of copyrighted materials in making decisions about how to use them. Still included are the real-world applications and the Q&A sidebars from prior editions.|

• Concordance linking copyright concepts to concepts featured elsewhere in the text
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• Revised and expanded lists of free and licensed materials for use in teaching and learning
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• New chapter discussing issues related to disability
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• New chapter discussing appropriate responses to cease and desist letters and other legal inquiries
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• Links to online tools and resources that can be used to guide users of copyrighted materials in making decisions about how to use them

Carol Simpson is a practicing attorney, retired associate professor of library and information science, and former school librarian, teacher, and district library administrator.

Sara E. Wolf is an associate professor at Auburn University. Her interest in copyright began more than 25 years ago and has grown to include speaking, teaching, and institutional policy development activities.