One thing that definitely surprised me about copyright laws for teachers is that a teacher may only use a copyrighted work in one class, and may not use the same work in another. This seems stupid to me, because if a teacher teaches more than one section of the same class, he or she will most likely have the same lessons for each class, which would incorporate the same copyrighted material. Also, showing copyrighted videos in a public space without a permit, even in a school auditorium or LGR, is forbidden. We watched a lot of copyrighted, non-educational films in my classes in high school and middle school- I had no idea you would have needed a permit.
I think it is our job to teach the copyright laws to students. I think by informing the students about fair use practices when handling copyrighted materials, they will begin to understand the policies associated. For instance, if a class wants to watch a movie of a book they're reading in class, explain to them why you would/would not be able to watch it under the fair use policy.
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