If a work is in the Public Domain, it means:

If a work is in the Public Domain, it means:

Copyrighted material used in multimedia projects may remain in the student's portfolio forever.

A media aide tapes "60 Minutes" every week in case teachers need it. This is fair use.

Copyright status is only granted to well-known authors and filmmakers.

A school can only afford one copy of Kid Pix. It loads this onto the library computer and all students and all classes have access to it all day. The teachers copy and install Kid Pix Player on their classroom computers to evaluate the student work. This is permissible.

An elementary school transcribes the lyrics from the album "Cats" and puts it on as the school mini-musical. A teacher plays the music by ear on the piano and the students perform every song. There is no admission charge. This is legal.