Copyright Resources on the Web
The Association of Research Libraries provides an excellent brocure called “Know Your Copyrights” that summarizes what classroom instructors can do with copyrighted material:
These two sites offer good general overviews of copyright as it affects higher education and in-depth explanations of fair use:
This site addresses a number of additional scenarios involving fair use in course management sysytems:
These two checklist can help determine if a specific use falls into either fair use or the TEACH Act:
This text is designed to help graduate students understand the impact of copyright law on their research and publishing:
This chart will explain the complex determination of whether or not a particular work is in the public domain:
When it is determined that permission for a particular use is needed, the Copyright Clearance Center should be the first stop:
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Policy on Electronic Course Content
For help deciding whether course content in Blackboard or some other digital form is fair use or requires copyright permission, consult this policy document adopted by the Academic Council in February 2008.
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