Press Release:

June is designated as Homeschool Copyright Ethics Awareness Month

April 15, 2007 -- With so much to learn as a homeschooler, it isn’t surprising that some homeschoolers might fail the copyright test. The Educational Fair Use Policy can be confusing, making it easy for educators, even home educators, to think it is okay to copy something if it is for the education of children. But exactly what are we teaching those children when we break the law for free material?

A group of authors and publishers has developed an informative copyright awareness site to educate the educators. It includes a short video and a "Copyright Quiz." Supporting copyright literacy, this group offers the video free for anyone to use on their Web site or to show at a convention, support group meeting, homeschool co-op, or other venue. The educational video will be available June 1 on YouTube.com.

Anyone can receive copyright enlightenment through information on the copyright ethics awareness Web site at homeschoolcopyright.com. There are articles written by publishers, lawyers, and homeschool parents detailing what homeschooling families should know about copyright law. You'll also read about educational fair use, plagiarism, and personal integrity. While you're there, take the "Copyright Quiz" and grab the "Help Fight Copyright Ignorance" Web site button for your own or your group’s Web site.

Web site: http://www.homeschoolcopyright.com/