23 March 2020CopyrightSarah Morgan

JK Rowling offers teachers open licence amid COVID-19 pandemic

JK Rowling, author of the “Harry Potter” series, has offered an open licence to teachers, relaxing the usual copyright permissions required to post videos reading the books aloud.

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