Copyright Usage and Plagiarism : What's our role as educators in copyright usage in schools?

We so often say, “well we live in China, who cares about copyright and plagiarism?” The kids here are so used to walking into a DVD store and picking up the latest Hannah Montana or Ben 10 movie. It seems so natural to them but I wonder if many of them understand truly what is happening here. They might just think that this is how movies and music are produced and disturbed. This issue is on course something that should be discussed, but more importantly I think is for schools to make sure they are buying authentic software and not copied versions (even though it is very tempting and easy in a place like China). We have become so dependent on the Internet that I think many students (and adults) do not realize they are infringing on copyright laws and plagiarizing. It is important that we teach our students how to properly use and cite information they collect online. This will become increasingly more important as they continue to use the Internet to do research projects or other kind of work.