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Issue 1: I've recently seen two different educators post complete copied picture books in PowerPoint form and post them on the web. One did it for free. One put it up for sale. I know this is a violation of copyright law. The one who did it for free was quietly informed and removed it. The other has been reported. How is it that professional educators do not know this is a major violation of copyright law and doing it could get them into serious hot water?

Issue 2: Here is a blurry area. I'd like to know if it violates copyright to create a reader's theatre script based on a children's book that is not in the public domain and publish the script for free or to sell? Although the reader's theatre script is a derivative work, it still sticks to the storyline. The original author is given credit, but...I just don't know if the line is being crossed or blurred or this is okay. I can't make sense of the laws in this area. Do you know?


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