Students' Understanding of Copyright

A recent study of college students and their use of online video content conducted by the American University's Center for Social Media revealed an "astonishing amount" of confusion by students over how to handle copyright law when creating user-generated content.

The study found that while students are generally concerned with staying on the "good side" of copyright law, they tend to create their own rules about how to use intellectual property -- not understanding their own rights as creators of content.

John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable also comments on the study in his article.