Copyright

I learned that copyrights could expire. I knew that some older songs never were copyrighted, so they are in the public domain, but I did not know that a copyright could expire. That seems silly to me because if they went through the time to copyright it, it should be for good and not a temporary thing.

I really liked reading about the history of copyright. It is something I had never thought about before and it was neat to read how it had come about. I was not surprised to find out that it was a way to track down authors who had not paid to print, and not originally a method that authors could make sure they got claims to their work.

Of course, many people steal music and movies. A lot of times people do not site pictures. Sometimes just photocopying something violates copyrights.

Yes, it is partially the teacher's job to teach students about copyright. Chances are, their parents might not know a whole ton about it, or they're assuming that they are learning it in school. It can get kids into a lot of trouble and there is no reason to not try to avoid it. I think the best way to teach copyright is to teach kids what they should do, rather than what they shouldn't. It'd be good to mention the bad things, but a teacher should always try to focus on the good.