The Chronicle points to this report by the Center for Social Media, which found that even those in media studies vastly misunderstand issues of copyright. For those in media studies, or who want to use various media in their classrooms this report is a good place to start.
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[...] Two weeks ago I mentioned a report titled “The Cost of Copyright and Media Confusion.” One of the papers principle claims is that ignorance of copyright law is damaging education. To help clear up these matters you can read the copyright crash course an excellent primer on things copyright and academe. This resource is of interest both to teachers who want to use copyrighted material and to thos producing work and wondering what their rights and options are, all explained for the non-legal types. [...]