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Teaching | Research | Protecting your Copyright | Copyright law
Getting to know Copyright
These three resources are an excellent place to start familiarizing yourself with Copyright guidelines:
Copyright Crash Course - University of Texas System
Copyright Information & Education - University of Minnesota
Copyright & Fair Use - Stanford University
U.S. Copyright law does allow some use of Copyrighted materials without permission for instructional purposes.
Know Your Copy Rights
An FAQ published by the Association of Research Libraries
Academic and Educational Permissions
From Stanford - covers guidelines for compiling course packs
Copyright Scenarios
From University of Minnesota Libraries - scenarios cover use of audio-visual materials as well as publishing Copyrighted works in course management systems (like Blackboard).
Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance
Maintained by Boise State University's Academic Technologies and derived from the Copyright Clearance Center.
These resources provide information about using Copyrighted material in your works.
Research and Copyright
From University of Minnesota - covers using Copyrighted material to creating derivative works.
Introduction to the Permissions Process
From Stanford - explains the circumstances for a need for permissions and an overview of the process
Clearing Rights for Multimedia Works
From U Texas - covers the Copyright of multimedia works you produce (for example, multimedia courseware products)
Learn more about how to protect your rights when contracting with publishers.
SPARC Resources for Authors
From Association of Research Libraries - answers questions such as "Can I share my work freely after signing exclusive rights with a publisher?"
Creative Commons
Info on how to manage your Copyright and retain specific rights to your works.
Copyright Law & Policy
Full Text of Copyright Law
From the U.S. Copyright Office
Reproductions of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians & Fair Use
Overview of sections 107 and 107 of U.S. Copyright Law