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A Visit to Copyright Bay...This is the most fun to be had learning about copyright. These thorny, legal issues are presented in a fun tutorial that lets you navigate Fair Use Harbor, visit Murky Waters, and crash on Infringement Reef. Fair Use Harbor includes information about AV Materials, Multimedia, Single copies, Multiple copies, and Distance Learning. You and the rest of the staff at your school or library can take a Shakedown Cruise to test your knowledge.

Copyright Watch, hosted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is designed for the purposes of sharing and comparing the copyright laws of countries around the world. As the world has become connected through the Internet the creation and global sharing of content has become very easy. At the same time the misuse of copyrighted content has become easier too. Sometimes copyright violations may be the result of conflicting copyright laws. Copyright Watch aims to provide a place where copyright laws can be compared and changes to copyright laws can be updated.

Plagiarism Sleuth - the use of this tool in conjunction with proactive teaching of responsible resource use and the research and writing processes, will serve you well in creating and maintaining an environment that discourages inappropriate resource use. Identifies text that has been plagiarized!