Comply with copyright and patent laws.

Compliance should pertain to scanned images and documents, electronic clip art, recorded sounds, recorded and scanned photography, trademarks, and other elements adapted for use in desktop publishing, multimedia, and web documents.

Compliance should include

• identifying applicable copyright and patent laws
• discussing the consequences of illegal use of any images, documents, recordings (audio or video), trademarks, and any other elements adapted for use in desktop publishing, multimedia, and web documents
• discussing the different methods (direct contact with company, copyright clearinghouses) for obtaining permission to use copyrighted materials
• documenting all copyrighted materials used in class assignments.

Process/Skill Questions:

• When a school’s acceptable use policy has a guideline not included in state or federal statutes, do students have to comply with the school policy?
• Does it matter whether one has signed the school’s acceptable use policy in terms of accountability for violating the policy?
• How should an employer go about informing workers of changes to the acceptable use policy?