Copyright Websites

 

 

Someone owns just about everything
Fair use lets you use their things
- But not as much as you'd like to
Sometimes you have to ask for permission
Sometimes you are the owner - think about that!

                                    University of Texas System

 

University of Texas System—Crash Course in Copyright, Fair Use, Multimedia, Distance Education (TEACH Act), etc.

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm

 

Indiana University-Purdue University Copyright Management Center—Copyright Quick Guide, Copyright Ownership, Fair Use Issues (Including a Fair Use Checklist, Permissions Information (examples of letters), etc.  http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/

 

North Carolina State University Scholarly Communications Center—Plagiarism Tutorial, Copyright Basics, Rights of the Copyright Holder, Fair Use, Public Domain, Performances, Music, etc.  http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/

 

North Carolina State University Libraries, Office of Legal Affairs and Delta—TEACH Act toolkit (Distance Education and Copyright) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/

 

Lolly Gassaway’s excellent chart for when works pass into the Public Domain— http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm

 

CONFU Guidelines (Conference on Fair Use) —Guidelines on Educational Multimedia (note: guidelines on Distance Learning, 1996, has been updated by the TEACH Act.)

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/confu2.htm

 

Stanford University Libraries—Copyright Basics, Fair Use and Multimedia websites, Website Permissions, International Treaties and Conventions, U.S. Cases, etc.  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/

 

United States Copyright Office—FAQs, How to Register a Work, Search Copyright Records, etc. http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/

 

Sandra Block, University/College Library

02/23/2007