Invoke Appreciation, For Creation

I think the most important way to deal with copyright issues is to first explain to the students what those issues are and how to avoid them. I would first explain to them that copyright is a form of protection, in that it protects the creators work when that work is being used without permission. I would then explain the importance of crediting an idea.

I would go on to tell them about the fair use policy, but then personalize the information, relate it directly to the students, so that they may come to terms with having a great idea taken from them without being credited. Most importantly, I would want to evoke the students to feel a sense of respect for an individual's creation, and their own creations, so that those ideas do not become detached from its creator in an unfair and unjust way.