Developed by the National Association for Music Education with the generous support of the ASCAP Foundation and the cooperation of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Schools Boards Association, the U.S. Register of Copyrights, and the American Bar Association.
Introduction
Elementary Approaches
- Code of Conduct
- Letter to Parents
- Lesson Module 1: When Is it Mine?
- Lesson Module 2: How Do Creators Make a Living
Middle/High School Approaches
- Code of Conduct
- Letter to Parents
- Music, Art, and Other Arts Specialists
- Lesson Module 1: What is the “creative community,” and what does it mean to be part of it?
- Lesson Module 2: What is “new matter” and why does it matter?
- Lesson Module 3: How does one register copyright, and how is that copyright protected?
- Lesson Module 4: What kinds of common uses of intellectual property are, and are not, legitimate
- English/Language Arts Teachers
- Lesson Module 1: How does one register copyright for a non-dramatic literary work?
- Lesson Module 2: What are the important copyright issues related to posting literary works such as “fanfics” on the Web?
- History Teachers
- Lesson Module 1: What is the history of US constitutional and legal copyright provisions?
- Lesson Module 2: What is the history of attitudes to intellectual property?
- Civics/Government Teachers
- Lesson Module 1: What are the various concepts of property? Why should users pay?
- Lesson Module 2: What kinds of court cases relate to copyright? How is the law enforced?
- Economics Teachers
- Lesson Module 1: What are the implications of creativity on the US and world economies? What is the value of creative work?
- Lesson Module 2: What are the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights?
- Technology Teachers
- Lesson Module 1: What is file sharing and what are its implications for creators and users?
- Lesson Module 2: What are the copyright considerations for Web design? What is legitimate use?
- Lesson Module 3: Where is all this going?
Purchase “Congratulations for Being Creative!” Stickers
Encourage your students to take pride in ownership of their creative work by putting one of these stickers on their work. Black and red peel-off labels measure ¾” x 1 ½”. To order, call 800-336-3768.
#5011. $2.50/$2.00 NAfME members. Price is per 100-sticker roll.
This program is listed on the 2005 “Associations Advance America” Honor Roll of the American Society for Association Executives.
