Copyright and Fair Use

I am in practicum and I am learning about copyright laws for teachers and fair use practices. To help me research  this, I read this document talking about fair use and quizzed myself: http://umfresources.wikispaces.com/file/view/copy_guide.pdf/254864262/copy_guide.pdf

Here are some of the answers I got wrong and my response to each of them:

A technology coordinator installs the one copy of Photoshop the school owns on a
central server so students are able to access it from their classroom workstations.
This is a violation of copyright law.
False. As long as one copy is not being used simultaneously, it's OK to distribute the
software via the server. However, when districts or schools fail to monitor and
enforce simultaneous use, they get in trouble. (On a network, it's easy to track if a
program is being used in more than one location.)
I said True because I thought it would be a violation if you only bought one copy, I didn't know that it would be okay via the server.

A geography teacher has more students and computers than software. He uses a CD
burner to make several copies of a copyright interactive CD-ROM so each student
can use an individual copy in class. This is fair use.
False. Just as with a print encyclopedia, one student at a time has access to a piece of
software. The number of students who can use a software program simultaneously is
restricted to the number of copies the school owns (but be sure to check out #2
above).
I said True because he paid for one copy. I don't understand why this instance is different from the last one about photoshop.

A technology coordinator downloads audio clips from MP3.com to integrate into a
curriculum project. This is fair use.
True. MP3.com pays for its archives, so the material there is legitimately acquired.

Be wary of some of the other peer-to-peer sites, however (see #8).
I said False because I wasn't sure if MP3 was a legitimate site or a piracy site.

A teacher videotapes a rerun of Frontier House, the PBS reality show that profiles
three modern families living as homesteaders from the 1880s did. In class, students
edit themselves "into" the frontier and make fun of the spoiled family from
California. This is fair use.
True. Video can be pulled into multimedia projects. I live in California, too, so I

share their pain.
I thought this was false because it was taping a PBS show and I thought they would be using it without permission, but I didn't know it was under fair use.

On Back-to-School night, an elementary school offers child care for students'
younger siblings. They put the kids in the library and show them Disney VHS tapes
bought by the PTA. This is permissible.
False. Video (like everything else) is not covered under fair use for entertainment or
reward. The use described is entertainment, pure and simple. However, Disney will
sell you a one-time license for $25 that makes this legal use. Call Disney at (818)

560-1000; ask for "Rights;" and prepare to trade faxes.
I thought it was true because they aren't making money off of it, and the copy was already owned by one of the parents, but I guess you still have to buy a license.

At a local electronics show, a teacher buys a machine that defeats the copy protection
on DVDs, CD-ROMs, and just about everything else. She lets her students use it so
they can incorporate clips from rented DVDs into their film genre projects. This is
fair use.
True. Manufacturing these machines is now prohibited (it previously wasn't). But
teachers have the right to use material that is technologically blocked. Personally, as
a teacher, I would absolutely use it to unlock content for students, but I would

absolutely not use it to make copies at home.
I thought it would be false because it is bypassing the copy protection, and it would be considered piracy, but I guess this question was referring to a machine that was made before this became law.

It is important for  me as a teacher to understand fair use policies in case I choose to use copyrighted material in my classroom. Without sticking to the fair use laws, I could be the school or I could be fined a lot of money, or I could even lose my job.