How can one refrain from violating FERPA and TCPA guidelines in online communication? What methods could be employed to verify that copyright is not being violated? Does copyright require that all work, images, words, and graphics must be original?
In order to avoid violating FERPA and TCPA guidelines in online communication, I will be sure not to send student grades or other pertinent information in emails. Instead, make sure that parents and students have the appropriate log-in credentials to access the information needed.
There are several online tools available to verify that copyright is not being violated. In this module, TurnitIn was highlighted as a great way to check for plagiarism. There are other sites as well, such as Grammarly that checks for plagiarism.
Copyright can be a complicated and confusing law to understand and apply. This video, Copyright Basics explains several of the rules. Among those, I learned that government created resources are not covered by copyright law. Neither are resources where copyright has expired. Fair use allows for certain amounts of work not to be original and includes use for commentary, parody, news reporting, scholarly research, and education.
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