The question that I thought was the most intriguing asked whether it was OK for a teacher to post work of elementary students on a password protected site for parents even if the work contained resources that had not been cited. Under copyright laws, that is technically OK as long as the website is really secured by a password.
This law struck me as really odd because it almost goes against everything our teachers taught us in school. I do not necessarily disagree with the law, but I certainly do not agree either. I understand that we are talking about children between the ages of five and fourteen, however, if it is not their own work it should be cited somehow. If the student doesn't do it, the teacher should take some responsibility of making some reference to who the original work was from. I don't understand why there is a rule such as this. How is typing a paper for your teacher any different? If the teacher’s eyes are the only ones that see your work, it is protected in a sense. At a young age like that, I would think it important that they learn to give credit to the work that you use. Some children may assume that it is OK to not cite their work, which could get them into trouble later in life.
Does the law hold true for students are in high school, or is it strictly for those in elementary school? If a password protected site is created for student work to be published for parents to view, how many hits does there need to be before a law is being broken? What is the reasoning behind the law?
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