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B4UCopy:
"Software piracy is a big problem—big as in billions of
dollars. That’s how much the U.S. software industry loses every
year to software pirates worldwide." Get tips and more
information about piracy. Take a quick quiz
to see how much you know.
Citation
Machine: This website lets you choose from a variety of
sources that you might site for a paper. You would enter various
information about the source and then the site will generate
MLA and APA Citations.
Copyright
Kids: "The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. is a nonprofit
corporation that was founded in 1953 to foster interest in and
advance the study of copyright law and the rights in literature,
music, art, the theater, motion pictures, and other forms of
intellectual property."
Copyright Bay: "This site
was not prepared by attorneys, is not to be considered "legal
counsel", and is intended only to inform and entertain educators
about copyright issues in a non-profit setting"
The
Copyright Website: This site is considered the Internet's
first and premiere Copyright Registration and Information Resource.
Creative
Commons: "Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization
that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works."
Downloads are available.
Cyberbee.com:
This link will give you extensive information about ethics and
the Internet.
Images:
"This page outlines some legal traps involving copyright
notice, modifying & displaying images, public domain images,
and fair use. It will help you to find images you can use legally,
as well as free images."
Permission
Template: This site allows users to enter specific information
and a permission request letter will be generated.
Plagarism
Checker: This site allows teachers and authors to check
for plagarism for free on the web.
Public
Domain Music: "A reference site to help identify public
domain songs and public domain music "
United
States Copyright Office: This site gives you all the infomration
you need to know about copyright laws.
WebQuest:
This webQuest requires students to learn about copyright laws
pertaining to web publishing. They will create a simple web
page using a template that will break as many copyright laws
as possible. They must explain where they got their material
and how they broke copyright laws based on the conditions set
on the web site being violated. This webQuest is designed to
teach them copyright laws in depth and not to encourage unethical
behavior.
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