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A proposal by the Prince George’s County Board of Education to copyright work created by staff and students for school could mean that a picture drawn by a first-grader, a lesson plan developed by a teacher or an app created by a teen would belong to the school system, not the individual.
The measure has some worried that by the system claiming ownership to the work of others, creativity could be stifled and there would be little incentive to come up with innovative ways to educate students. Some have questioned the legality of the proposal as it relates to students.
Prince George’s considers copyright policy that takes ownership of students’ work - The Washington Post
You know, I want to support the welfare schools... I really, really do... but god dammit they make it difficult sometimes.
This is blatantly immoral-- it is nothing short of the exploitation of students and the theft of their intellectual property and I hope someone nails them to the wall for this.