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Copyright Policy
Mr. Riddick’s 5th Grade Class
Dear Parents and Students,
This letter is to inform you of our classroom Copyright Policy. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act is to prevent the copying of someone else’s work. Copying is cheating.
What is illegal copying?
Copyright laws protect the creative work of the
person who created it. These laws
protect authors of literary, dramatic, musical, and all other artistic and
intellectual works.
Have you seen this symbol before? ©
You may have seen it on a book, a movie, CD, or
website. It means this work has been
copyrighted. You cannot copy the
pictures, story, or words without the author’s permission.
Basic
Copyright Rules:
1. Never copy an author’s writing word for word.
2. Always give credit to the author in a bibliography.
Sample
Bibliography:
Book
Entry:
Arnheim, R.
(1971). Art and visual perception.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
Web Site:
Author. Title of
web page. Web page address Copyright year.
Coolmath.com Inc, Coolmath.com. (1997-2004). Retrieved November 21, 2004, from
Remember, in your own words and give credit to the
author.
Sincerely,
Mr. Riddick
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Student
Name Parent
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Bibliography
Bibliography Style Handbook. (2004) Retrieved November
28, 2004, from
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/bibliography_style_handbookapa.htm
Compliance with the 1976 US Copyright Law. (1998)
Retrieved November 18, 2004 from
http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/homepage/news/update/copyright/
Gardner, Phyllis D. Copyright. 2001 Retrieved November 28, 2004, from
http://richmond.k12.va.us/schools/jones/Copyright-Kids/index.htm
Grabe, C., & Grabe M., (2004) Integrating Technology
for Meaningful Learning 4th Ed.
New York, NY. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Koschmieder, V., & Smith, S., CIM Copyright
Resources on the Internet. (2001) Retrieved
November 28, 2004, from http://groton.k12.ct.us/mts/pt2a9.htm