Copyright Woes
As good as we believe these units to be, there’s more we would’ve included if we had been able! And as we’ve received thoughts from initial reviewers, it’s been clear they would love to have seen some of the same things as well.
In our grandest dreams, we envisioned including:
- thumbnail pictures of all the literature books suggested
- full text of all the poems we recommend
- sample pictures of all the artwork we suggest for art/artist study
- photos or paintings of the artists and composers we recommend
Unfortunately for us, copyright covers a broad spectrum. We weren’t able to legally include any of the above ideas without receiving explicit permission from copyright holders. Each and every one of them. Not only was that task overwhelming, but in many instances, way too costly since many people expect some sort of royalty for use of their material.
On the other hand, copyright is a wonderful safeguard for our own work. How great to know that the hard work we’ve put into these units is protected from someone who might like to make it their own!
Even though our hopes were dashed from those grandiose ideas in the beginning, we have tried hard to make finding particular poetry or artwork, for instance, easy for you. The internet is a wonderful resource, and although one extra step to take, you are still able to find each and every reference quickly, easily and FREE by typing in a quick search of our suggestions!
We believe we’ve come up with a great alternative for you, too. It may take us just a little while, but we plan to provide links for each and every artist, artwork, composer, composition and poem we’ve referenced. Once it’s completed, you should be able to come here and click just a time or two to find exactly what you need. We’ll be sure to let you know once this new tool is available!
We sincerely hope we’ve helped you understand our reasons for some of the behind the scenes decisions of our units. More importantly, we encourage you to ask questions and make suggestions! It’s the best way for us to learn the questions and concerns you might have. Many blessings and thank you SO much for the overwhelming support and kind words you all have given us so far!
Sounds like a wonderful solution!