Copyright Information

Copyright Information for Faculty, Staff, and Students

Public Service Announcement on Copyright: Audio file dramatizing the need for awareness of copyright issues on the college campus.
Brief Notes: Copyright for Students: Created by Iowa’s Area Education Agencies, this document presents answers to basic copyright questions in a readable and compact format.
Brown University Copyright and Fair Use: Brown provides us with a comprehensive website that includes copyright permission letters, rules for using specific formats, a glossary and an excellent index.
Checklist for Compliance with the TEACH Act: The Copyright Management Center of Indiana University has prepared this form for distance learning faculty to use to assess course compliance with the TEACH Act.
Classroom Copyright Chart: California Student Media Festival, which is supported by Golden West College and Foothill College Center for Innovation, developed this chart which addresses formats and their permissible uses for students and teachers.
Copyright Clearance Center: The definitive resource for securing permissions to use copyrighted works and to license your own work
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers: California Student Media Festival, which is supported by Golden West College and Foothill College Center for Innovation, developed this chart which addresses formats and their permissible uses in the classroom.
The Copyright Site: Originally a project for an instructional technology course at the University of Alabama, this website grew into an importance resource for educators. The copyright scenarios are of particular interest.
Copyright with Cyberbee: Written and updated by a school media specialist, this website features a basic, interactive tutorial about copyright issues.
Crash Course in Copyright: Developed and maintained by the University of Texas and copyright guru, Georgia K. Harper, this website is one of the most authoritative and current resources available on copyright compliance.
Creative Commons: This non-profit organization provides access to copyrighted works whose authors have developed flexible arrangements for their use.
Fair Use Checklist: The Copyright Management Center of Indiana University has prepared this easy form for assessing the fair use of copyrighted materials.
Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses: Baruch College, a senior college within The City University of New York, and Kognito Solutions LLC created this guide to help faculty determine the appropriate copyright guidelines they must follow when using different types of copyrighted media in their courses.
Student Copyright Information: A creation of the ad hoc Copyright Committee at Washburn University, this website features works created by Washburn students that are protected by copyright law, recent articles about file sharing and “dos and don’ts” in the areas of fair use, research and computers.
The TEACH Toolkit: North Carolina State University developed this website about The TEACH Act which addresses copyright compliance and distance education.
Ten Big Myths About Copyright Explained: Brad Templeton, founder of ClariNet Communications Corp., the first internet-based content company, “attempts to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication.”
United States Copyright Office: Use this website to register your copyrights, find definitive answers to your questions, current laws, publications and a searchable database of copyrights.
Welcome to the © Primer: The University of Maryland University College developed this interactive tutorial which gives an overview of basic copyright rules, copyright protections and guidelines for using and accessing copyrighted material.