I then post these reviews in a publicly-accessible place on the Web. I know for a fact that after seeing the software in class, many of my students have gone out and purchased their own home copies. They have told their friends and their friends have purchased copies. And people who have seen these multimedia reviews on the Web have sent me email thanking me for the review and mentioning that THEY have purchased copies based upon my students reviews. So, instead of distance class use of multimeda programs harming the rightsholder, my classroom use has acted as free advertising for the products.
Teachers are role models for their students and don t want to risk violating the law.
This problem can get even more acute when material encrypted or otherwise protected. Teachers need affirmative classroom and distance learning exemptions in order to provide for the general welfare and promote progress in science and the useful arts by motivating their students to learn. This is what our country s founders had in mind, and it is exactly what copyright is all about. Exemptions are still needed for the tailored and quick responses to educational needs as I've outlined earlier. Our libraries are full of material that we could use under fair use or classroom exemptions.