42 | Cakes and Copyrights

Episode 14 of the Chalk and Gavel: An Education Law Podcast podcast, hosted by Chalk and Gavel LLC, titled "42 | Cakes and Copyrights" was published on April 22, 2025 and runs 46 minutes.

April 22, 2025 ·46m · Chalk and Gavel: An Education Law Podcast

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Summary

Sheet1Sheet2When can educators use materials created by someone else? What happens when a teacher creates a learning activity packet for her class that includes 11 pages copied straight from a copyrighted work? What do Chris and Jamie know about cake decorating? Turns out, not much (except what we've learned from The Great British Baking Show and Nailed It!). In this episode, we’re going back to the 70s and 80s for our first case about copyright and fair use in education. We're discussing Marcus v. Rowley, a case that involves a teacher who copied some material from a copyrighted book, Cake Decorating Made Easy, for use in her home economics class. Unfortunately for her, the author of the book found out and sued her for copyright infringement. We also discuss the Trump administration's recent Executive Order, entitled "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities," which instructs the Secretary of Education to prepare to close the Department of Education.---Need some education law content for your courses or professional development? We have a Teaching Guide! You can check it out at our website, ⁠ChalkandGavel.com⁠.We'd also greatly appreciate it if you would consider supporting Chalk and Gavel by becoming a subscriber on Patreon. Your support will help us continue to deliver the education law content you want to hear! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/chalkandgavel⁠---Keywords: Copyright, Fair Use, Teaching and Educational Purposes, Cake Decorating, U.S. Department of Education, Trump Administration, Executive Order#educationlaw #k12 #podcast #ChalkandGavel #teachers #copyright #educationalfairuse #DOE

Episode Description

Sheet1Sheet2When can educators use materials created by someone else? What happens when a teacher creates a learning activity packet for her class that includes 11 pages copied straight from a copyrighted work? What do Chris and Jamie know about cake decorating? Turns out, not much (except what we've learned from The Great British Baking Show and Nailed It!). In this episode, we’re going back to the 70s and 80s for our first case about copyright and fair use in education. We're discussing Marcus v. Rowley, a case that involves a teacher who copied some material from a copyrighted book, Cake Decorating Made Easy, for use in her home economics class. Unfortunately for her, the author of the book found out and sued her for copyright infringement. We also discuss the Trump administration's recent Executive Order, entitled "Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities," which instructs the Secretary of Education to prepare to close the Department of Education.---Need some education law content for your courses or professional development? We have a Teaching Guide! You can check it out at our website, ⁠ChalkandGavel.com⁠.We'd also greatly appreciate it if you would consider supporting Chalk and Gavel by becoming a subscriber on Patreon. Your support will help us continue to deliver the education law content you want to hear! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/chalkandgavel⁠---Keywords: Copyright, Fair Use, Teaching and Educational Purposes, Cake Decorating, U.S. Department of Education, Trump Administration, Executive Order#educationlaw #k12 #podcast #ChalkandGavel #teachers #copyright #educationalfairuse #DOE