Teacher Material

In this case a teacher created lessons and graphics and presented them in many different conferences. Many teachers were interested in what she was doing so they would request for the to present certain material. One day she received a cease and desist letter for the graphics she was using. She realized that the copyright holder’s name was someone who had attended one of her last conferences where she presented that material.

This teacher was not violating copyright laws, but the teacher who obtained the copyright was violating the laws. The teacher who created the graphics and presented them at the conference had copyright on the material even if she never got any kind of official paten or copyright make. After something has been created it automatically has a copyright. The original creator has ownership over that material. For the other teacher to then get copyright on the image that the first teacher gave her was in violation of the copyright laws.

The teacher who created this material could give out the material she was creating. Other teachers could then use the material that she presented on, and that would not be breaking copyright laws. Other teachers could not sell or make copies to give out to even more teachers. The original creator should be given credit and merit, so teachers should not just create copies for all of their friends to use.

Other teachers could use the images that the original teacher created as long as they give credit and merit to the original creator. They cannot take the material and then claim it as their own. That would be in violation of the copyright laws. Teachers cannot just steal other teacher’s lessons.