In this lesson, students learn about copyright laws as they relate to the use of music by working with a team and researching actual court cases about them, creating a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides, and then presenting and defending that decision to the class. Perfect for technology, career exploration, business law and music classes. This lesson was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in any secondary classroom.

Files included:

• Teacher & Student Resources

• Student instructions, expectations and grading rubric

• 12 Cases (with related web site links) to assign to groups

Approximate Lesson Duration:

• 2 (50 minute) class periods – Research topic and create presentations

• 2-3 (50 minute) class periods – Presentations (depending on class size and time spent discussing as a class).

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