Legal and Ethical Considerations Flashcards
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A music teacher records online lessons and posts clips to YouTube without student consent. What is the primary legal concern?
Answer: Violation of student privacy rights under FERPA or state laws
Recording and publishing students without consent can violate FERPA (for minors in educational settings) and various state privacy laws.
Which type of music license allows a teacher to legally perform a copyrighted song live during an online lesson streamed to students?
Answer: Performance license
A performance license covers live public performances of copyrighted music, including streaming performances.
An online music teacher copies an entire method book and distributes PDFs to students. This most likely violates:
Answer: Copyright law
Reproducing and distributing copyrighted books without authorization is a direct copyright infringement.
What does the 'fair use' doctrine allow music teachers to do with copyrighted material?
Answer: Use limited portions for criticism, commentary, or education without permission in some cases
Fair use is a limited exception that may allow brief use for education, criticism, or commentary, but it is not a blanket educational exemption.
A teacher in an online lesson receives confidential information about a student's mental health struggles. The ethical obligation is to:
Answer: Keep it strictly confidential unless there is a safety concern
Student disclosures must be kept confidential, with exceptions when there is a credible safety risk requiring mandatory reporting.
A parent asks an online music teacher to share their 10-year-old's lesson recordings with another teacher for evaluation. The teacher should:
Answer: Obtain written consent from the parent and confirm the sharing is for a legitimate purpose
Written parental consent and a clear legitimate purpose are best practice before sharing any minor's lesson recordings.
Which organization collects and distributes performance royalties to songwriters when their music is streamed during online lessons?
Answer: A performing rights organization such as ASCAP, BMI, or SESAC
PROs like ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC collect performance royalties and distribute them to rights holders.