Copyright in English language teaching This article seeks to
establish what copyright exemptions exist for teachers in
various parts of the world. The relevant laws are quoted where
appropriate and links to the national laws are provided in all
cases. Readers who need advice on this subject are strongly
encouraged to take professional legal advice, and should note
that this analysis was not made by a copyright lawyer. Those
wishing a deeper understanding are also encouraged to click the
links at the bottom of this article.  What is copyright? In
essence copyright is about the ownership of original works. Such
an original work may take differing forms including - but not
limited to - text, audio recordings, images, computer software,
films and music. Nowadays, in almost all jurisdictions,
copyright comes into existence immediately upon creation of the
original work; the author does not need to make any special
provision in order for them to have copyright protection. The
copyright owner may licence the work fo