Well, I'm back. Nothing puts a person behind like a really nasty bout of something, but I'm at least catching up now.
My thoughts on copyrite use in a classroom:
First, as far as written work goes, if you don't credit it and you use it, you're stealing from the author. You're cheating yourself, your students (by not modeling proper behavior) and of course the person who did the actual work of writing the piece.
TV shows, movies and music are usually OK for classrooms. Of course, anything over 75 years old is safe since copyrights expire.
The Creative Commons looks good. The Open Library particularly caught my eye, as I'm wanting to use primary sources, if possible, when I teach. If there's a way I can download parts of old books and print them off for students without having to travel to the nearest big city, all the better.
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