Internet+Safety,+Copyright+and+fair+Use

**Deffinitions:**
Read more: [|Definition of Internet Safety | eHow.com]
 * Internet Safety-** Internet safety means protecting your personal information while on-line. Details such as your address, full name, telephone number, birth date and/or social security number can potentially be used by on-line criminals. On-line fraud, including identity theft, is increasing. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported national losses of $560 million in 2009, more than double that of 2008.
 * Why So important?**--Internet safety is important because leaking your personal information on the internet is just as dangerous as giving your social security number to a total stranger.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/copy
 * CopyRight-** copyrighting is the exclusive [|right] to make [|copies], license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, [|video], etc.: works granted such [|right] by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for [|the] lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death.
 * Why so important? ** adhering to the copyright laws is very important, not giving someone credit for their work is illegal.

[|enjoyment], [|use] - (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat" according to http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fair+use
 * FairUse-** the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
 * Why so Important?**-If you don't follow the correct guidelines of the copyright law, you could still be stealing someones work woth out knowing it.


 * 5 examples of internet safety lessons:**

http://eclipse.pagecounty.k12.va.us/netsafety/kindergarten.htm

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listinternetne.html

http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/users/honaker/2-3-Internet-Safety.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14427020

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents