Copywriting

I was definitely surprised by the Copyright laws I knew practically nothing about. Almost everything we learned was new to me. I didn't know that if you write something in tangible form that it is automatically copyrighted. I wasn't aware that you couldn't copy chapters from a book or copy shows on TV and show them over and over again. And these are all things that I saw done throughout my education.
I truly believe that teachers do need to look out for all the laws that follow copyright. Like we learned, you never know who you will run into and it's always smart to "watch your back".
One other thing that surprised me were the various cases involving music. On a case by case basis they were so different. There really are a lot of gray areas within the copyrighting terms and laws.
Of course I will look out for copyright laws when I am a teacher. Being in the art world, there are various different concepts/ideas/works that are located in the public domain. However, I do need to watch myself when it comes to sharing work and information with my students. Like we learned and I said earlier, you never know who you will run into or what agenda they have.