Copyright and Digital Media in Education

Resources

Here are some resources for understanding copyright and educational media.

• Copyright Basics (PDF brochure from the U.S. Copyright Office)
• U.S. Copyright Office
• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use from Academic and Research Libraries
• Policy Relating to Copyrights and Commitment of Effort for Faculty (Penn Provost's Office, 2001)
• Copyright Resources to Support Publishing and Teaching (Penn Libraries)
• Ultimate Guide to Copyright (from Who Is Hosting This)
• The Student's Guide to Copyright (from Who Is Hosting This)
• The DMCA Notice Generator (from Who Is Hosting This)
• The Ultimate Student Guide to Images (from Stinky Ink Shop)
• Ultimate Guide to Copyright: for entrepreneurs (from How to Start an LLC)
• CONTU Final Report (Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works)
• The Original TEACH Act Toolkit (Peggy Hoon; J. Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte)
• PIJIP Copyright Forum (formerly, CNI, Coalition for Networked Information)
• "Section 1201 Exemptions to Prohibition Against Circumvention of Technological Measures Protecting Copyrighted Works" (U.S. Copyright Office)
• Copyright (Indiana University)
• Trademark and Other Intellectual Property Resource Guide (Marcaria.com)
• An Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights (Aizman Law Firm)
• Copyright Clearance Center (agent for arranging copyright permissions)
• Copyright and Fair Use: Overview (Stanford University Libraries)
• Copyright and Fair Use: FAQ (Stanford University Libraries)
• Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction by Dan Carnevale (Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Creative Commons (for authors who want both to share and to protect their work)
• Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians by Carrie Russell (at Google Books)
• "Fair Use, MOOCs, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF), by Peter Decherney, including FAQ about the 2015 educational exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States (handy chart from Peter B. Hirtle)
• Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights (from National Paralegal College)
• Copyright Law & Public Domain (essays from Nolo)
• How to Send a DMCA Takedown Notice (from Carolyn E. Wright at Black Star Rising)
• Free Music Archive
• BuzzGig blog, by Mark J. Davis, author of The Teacher's Guide to Copyright, now available in multi-media 3rd Edition as an iBook.

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Jay C. Treat, Ph.D.