Copyright

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (Title 17 of the U.S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work for purposes such as teaching, scholarship, and research.

This web page provides links to copyright and fair use resources to help faculty make informed decisions before using materials in the classroom, for course reserves, or for online instruction. The page is divided into the following categories:

• History of Copyright
• General Information and Fair Use
• Distance Education
• Digital
• Music
• How to Request Permission from Publishers
• Current News on Copyright Issues
• MCCD Web Pages on Intellectual Property and Copyright

History of Copyright
• Assocation of Research Libraries TIMELINE: A History of Copyright in the U.S.

General Information, Fair Use

• Copyright Primer
• *University of Texas System Crash Course in Copyright (includes Fair Use, Clearing Rights for Multimedia Works, Digital Library, Crash Course Tutorial)
• Copyright Information Introduction, University of Michigan
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Copyright Policies
• Standford Fair Use
• U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
• Copyright Legislation
• Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the U.S. Code
• University of Rochester Copyright Clearance and Fair Use
• Coalition of Networked Information
• Copyright Society of the US
• *University of Washington Copyright Information for Educators (includes New Legislation, Copyright Basics, Copyright in Academia, Issues in Copyright, Internet/Web Issues)
• Copyright Guidelines, University of Michigan
• Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Reproduction by Libraries and Archives, Copyright Management Center at Indiana University
• Copyright and Higher Education/New Law for Preservation of Library Materials, Copyright Management Center Indiana University

Distance Education

• *The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act (New Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act)

Digital

• Primer on the Digital Millennium, Association of Research Libraries
• Center for Intellectural Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment
• Art, Copyright and Web Bibliography distributed at 1996 Visual Resources Association and ARLIS/NA conferences
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Library of Congress
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act, University of Michigan
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Educause

Music

• Guidelines for Use of Copyrighted Music Material
• Sound Recordings and Music Videos

How to Request Permission from Publishers

• Association of American Publishers, Campus Copyright Education Program

Current News on Copyright Issues

• ABC NEWS.com "Supreme Court Upholds Extended Copyrights"
• PC Magazine "Supreme Court Upholds Copyright Extensions"

MCCD Web Pages on Intellectual Property and Copyright

• Copyright Policy; Guidelines; Digital Millinnium Copyright Act; What Students Should Know About Copyright; Copyright Restrictions and Fair Use Doctrine; New Copyright Guidelines for Employees, Students; Use of Copyrighted Material in Academia

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