Copyright is a very tricky topic for anyone, let alone for teachers and students. All to often, teachers either take the approach of what I don't know, can't hurt me or that because I am using it for teaching, it falls under fair use. I think it would be good for teachers to see the 10 myths video and the videos on fair use. It will open up some eyes and make others think.
When it comes to students, I have always found it difficult to get copyright across to them. All to often they see no problem with using a graphic they find in making an ad, or downloading music to listen to or include in a presentation. The only way to get some of them to understand is to "steal" their ideas/work after they've put in all the time. Once they see someone else using their hard work without giving them credit, it often makes them realize.
I did show some students the Fair(y) Use video and this video seemed to make some of the most sense to them about copyright and fair use.
Until we can come up with an effective way to show today's youth how important copyright is, we will continue to have copyright pirating.
I think adults have a better idea of what lawsuits mean and how vicious companies like Disney can be when protecting their material. I'd probably chalk their lack of concern over copyright up to child-like innocence. That, and a healthy dose of "nothing bad could ever happen to me."
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