Here are this week’s freebies from www.HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com

Monday, Sept 15: Easy Homeschooling Curriculum
Wonderful guide to choosing the right curriculum materials for your kids, by Lorraine Curry & 16 homeschooling experts (This is aimed at Christian homeschoolers)

Tuesday, Sept 16: Stories To Tell To Childen (& How to Tell Them)
Classic book of read-aloud stories with instructions on how to be a better storyteller. Excellent!

Wednesday, Sept 17: The Absurd ABC by Walter Crane
Delightful ABC rhymes with wonderful Crane illustrations

Thursday, Sept 18: Required Poems for Memorization
A collection of classic poems which were originally required reading & meant for memorization in school grades 3 and 4 in the early 1900s.
Wonderful verses, great for reading aloud, recitation & remembering.

Friday, Sept 19: ???? Can you guess the mysterious Friday resource ????
Be sure to stop by the site to check out our weekend goodie!

Make a note of the ones you want, and be sure to stop
by that day and get your copy!

You can download all of these on their respective days
at our site: www.HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com

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Tina was asking about copyright earlier today, and I came upon this little snippet that I think may address her question. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office lists the following as an example of non-infringement:

• borrowing a musical tape from a friend to copy onto a blank tape for private use (a royalty payment to the owner of the song rights has been paid when the blank tape was purchased).

Note: You can read more about the private copying levy at Wikipedia

Here are some common practices that were given as examples of copyright infringement:

playing records at a dance without the copyright owners’ permission;

giving a public performance of a play without permission;

photocopying articles for a class of students without permission

The text was up to date, as of 2008-08-04.

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The content of this blog is offered in the spirit of sharing information and ideas, and all factual information is accurate to the best of my knowledge at the time of writing. Please be aware that laws change and new restrictions may be imposed on what is commonly termed “fair use.” I am not an expert. You should consult the Copyright Office if you have any questions about legal activity and what constitutes infringement.

Copyright is an issue of importance to any parent, but perhaps even more significant for those of us who homeschool. As the world changes and special interest groups like the recording industry push for more restrictive copyright laws, Canadians are looking at the very real possibility that hitherto normal activities such as making a back-up copy of a movie or software application will no longer be legal.

Many homeschoolers (as well as librarians & classroom teachers from pre-school through post-secondary) rely a fair bit on downloaded and shared materials. Bill C-61 could see our access to some of these materials restricted. If you would like to inform yourself about the proposed law and fair copyright in general, you may want to attend a lecture at Concordia next Monday evening. Lawyer Michael Geist is the speaker.

Here are some details from the organizers:

Michael Geist, University of Ottawa law professor, and Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law, will be in Montreal to discuss Canada’s proposed copyright legislation, Bill C-61.

Professor Geist is a leading voice in the debates around Canada’s place in the digital future.

He writes a weekly column for the Toronto Star, and blogs regularly at: http://michaelgeist.ca

The event will be held at the Concordia EV Bldg 1515 St. Catherine West, 11th Floor Rm. EV.11.705 (Mackay entrance).

SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE COME EARLY.

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Michael Geist, professeur de droit à l’Université d’Ottawa et titulaire de la Chaire canadienne de recherche sur la législation d’Internet et du Commerce électronique, sera à Montréal pour discuter du Projet de Loi C-61.

Professeur Geist est très actif dans le débat concernant le positionnement du Canada dans l’ère numérique.

Il publie une chronique hebdomadaire dans le Toronto Star, et blogue fréquemment sur http://michaelgeist.ca.

L’evenment aura lieu au: Concordia EV, 1515 St. Catherine West, 11e étage, salle: EV.11.705.

L’ESPACE EST LIMITÉ, SVP ARRIVEZ TÔT.

The lecture will take place from 18:30 - 20:30 on Monday, 15 September 2008. The address again is 1515 Ste. Catherine West, 11th Floor, Room EV.11.705. You can find a Google map here.

For more information or to sign up for the event, check out the Facebook page here. The lecture is open to the public. Any interested party may attend.

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The next parent meeting of the Montreal Homelearners is on a topic that will be of interest to anyone who is withdrawing their kids from public school. If you want to share information or ask questions about dealing with schools and school boards, come on out!

The meeting will be on the evening of 15 September, 2008 in the Plateau Mont-Royal area. See this page for more information…..

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Today’s freebie of the day is a PDF version of Jean-Henri Fabre’s Story Book of Science, published by Yesterday’s Classics (the print arm of the Baldwin Project.) Follow the links from the Homeschool Freebie of the Day web site.

For those who are interested, the freebies for the rest of this week are:

Wednesday, Sept 10: 60 Easy Recipes for Body & Bath
Make your own lotions, bath salts, etc. for family use or as gifts!

Thursday, Sept 11: The Pearl Box, 100 Beautiful Stories for Young People
Classic inspirational & moral tales for little ones

Friday, Sept 12: Be A Stargazer
Great classic book introducing Astronomy & the science of light

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