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AAUP: Copyright, Distance Education and Intellectual Property
Information and Resources relating to Copyright, Distance Education and Intellectual Property from the AAUP.
ALA: Copyright Tools
Over the past several years, Michael Brewer and the Copyright Advisory Subcommittee of the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy have been developing tools to educate librarians, educators and others about copyright. These now include the Public Domain slider, the Section 108 Spinner, the Fair Use Evaluator, and the Exceptions for Instructors eTool. These tools are all available online for anyone to use or link to.
ALA: Distance Education and the TEACH Act
On November 2nd, 2002, the "Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act" (the TEACH Act), part of the larger Justice Reauthorization legislation (H.R. 2215), was signed into law by President Bush. Long anticipated by educators and librarians, TEACH redefines the terms and conditions on which accredited, nonprofit educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright protected materials in distance education-including on websites and by other digital means--without permission from the copyright owner and without payment of royalties.
ARL Copyright and Intellectual Property Policies
ARL, working with the Center for Social Media at American University and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property in American University’s Washington College of Law, prepared a Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.
Bill Text: TEACH Act
To amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, relating to the exemption of certain performances or displays for educational uses from copyright infringement provisions, to provide that the making of copies or phonorecords of such performances or displays is not an infringement under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
BLOG: Drawing that Explains Copyright
An attempt to simplify and explain copyright via drawing.
Cornell U.'s Copyright Center
Information and policies about copyright and other related topics from Cornell University.
CU of NY Copyright Policy
The central mission of Columbia University is to create, preserve, and disseminate knowledge through teaching and research. The community of scholars at Columbia has determined and established norms and values for the conduct of scholarly and scientific work that have evolved over the long history of the University.
LU: OIT's Copyright Policy (Draft)
A draft of Lincoln University's OIT's copyright policy.
Purdue's Copyright Policy
This memorandum is written to bring University policy up to date with changes in U.S. Copyright Law. It is intended to bring to your attention the general applicability of copyright law as it relates to the responsibilities and activities of all faculty, staff, and other employees at Purdue University. This Memorandum applies to all campuses of Purdue University.
UoN: Digital Copyright Guide
A copypright policy guide relating to copyright and downloading content via the University of Nebraska's network.
UoT: Copyright Crash Course
A "Crash Course" about copyright compiled by the University of Texas.
US Copyright Office
Welcome to the U.S. Copyright Office. We in the Copyright Office are proud to be part of a long tradition of promoting progress of the arts and protection for the works of authors.
Video: Copyright Basics
This program is made available for your use by Copyright Clearance Center the rights licensing experts. We welcome you to download this video for non-commercial use within your organization.
Video: Copyright on Campus
Join Jane, the campus librarian, as she provides a fun and informative overview of U.S. copyright law and its impact on colleges and universities. For more information about copyright and for licensing to share copyrighted material, visit www.copyright.com.

Note: Fair Use, while identified in this video, is not the focus of the video and is, in some ways, given short shrift. The given intention of the video is to alert the viewer to copyright as law from a more stringent point of view, as presented by the publisher.
For more information about Fair Use, please see the Fair Use tab. - KB
WSU Copyright Policy
Washington State University's Copyright Policy: WSU requires all users of campus Internet services to comply with all state and federal laws including copyright laws. The students, faculty, and staff at WSU have access to the fundamentals of copyright law and WSU's guidelines for educational use of copyright materials at WSU's Copyright Home Page and the U.S. Copyright Office's Home Page.

About Copyright

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) to authors, publishers and the public. The owner of copyright has the exclusive right to do and authorize the following:

To reproduce the work;
To prepare derivative works based upon the work;
To distribute copies of the work to the public by sale or transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;
To prohibit other persons from using the work without permission;
To perform the work publicly.

Copyright protection covers published and unpublished works as well as out-of-print materials. It covers analog and digital media.

Facts, ideas, procedures, processes, systems, concepts, principles or discoveries cannot be copyrighted. However, some of these can be protected by patent or trade secret laws.

Copyright protection currently lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. If there is more than one author copyright protection lasts for the life of the last author's death plus 70 years. Copyright protection for materials created by a business may last for 95 years from publication.

literary works
musical works
dramatic works
pantomimes and choreographic works
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
motion pictures and other audiovisual works
sound recordings
architectural works

Copyrighted works may be used without the direct permission of the author or the copyright owner in very specific conditions. These conditions are labeled "fair use." Fair use, however, does not cover just any use at all by anyone for just any purpose. (See the Fair Use section for more information).

Library Resources

Copyright for Teachers and Librarians in the 21st Century by Rebecca P. Butler
Call Number: LS 401 (LU)
ISBN: 9781555707385
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Library educator Rebecca Butler explains fair use, public domain, documentation and licenses, permissions, violations and penalties, policies and ethics codes, citations, creation and ownership, how to register copyrights, and gives tips for staying out of trouble.

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Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators by Kenneth D. Crews; Dwayne K. Buttler (Contribution by); Megan M. Mulford (Contribution by); Patrick O. Okorodudu (Contribution by)
Call Number: Online Link
ISBN: 083890906X
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
The reach of copyright. The scope of protectable works ; Works without copyright protection -- Rights of ownership. Duration and formalities : how long do copyrights last? ; Who owns the copyright? ; The rights of copyright owners ; Exceptions to the rights of owners -- Working with fair use. Fair use : getting started ; Fair use : understanding the four factors ; Getting comfortable with fair use : applying the four factors ; The meaning of fair-use guidelines -- Focus on education and libraries. Distance education and the TEACH Act ; Libraries and the special provisions of Section 108 ; Responsibilities, liabilities, and doing the right thing -- Special features. Music and copyright ; The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ; Copyright and unpublished materials ; Permission from copyright owners.
Remedies for Small Copyright Claims by United States, Congress House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Y 4.J 89/1:109-92
ISBN: 0160763088
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Copyright infringement -- United States.
Intellectual property infringement -- United States.
Small claims courts -- United States.
Equitable remedies -- United States.

Government Document (Also has link to e-edition)
Report on orphan works by the Copyright Office by United States. Congress. House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Call Number: Y 4.J 89/1:109-94
Publication Date: 2006
Library of Congress. Copyright Office.
Copyright -- United States.
Intellectual property -- United States.
Copyright licenses -- United States.

Government Documents (Also has link to e-edition)

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