Copyright and Digital Media in Education
Introduction
Basic Issues
Sources
Status
Prospects
Resources
Resources
Here are some resources for understanding copyright and educational media.
The Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment
(University of Maryland University College)
Copyright Primer
(UMUC)
General Information about Copyrights
(Oppedahl & Larson)
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Consortium of College and University Media Centers
(CCUMC), September 27, 1996
Conference on Fair Use
(CONFU) Final Report: November, 1998
CNI Copyright Forum
(Coalition for Networked Information)
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright Resource Page
(Tony Carroll)
U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright Office's Report: "Copyright and Digital Distance Education"
(PDF file)
Copyright Management Center
(Indiana University - Purdue University)
Copyright Clearance Center
(agent for arranging copyright permissions)
Fair Use Checklist
Copyright and Fair Use: FAQ
(Stanford University Libraries)
Copyright and Fair Use
(Stanford University Libraries)
"New Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act"
, summary by Kenneth D. Crews
Another version of the same
The TEACH Toolkit
(North Carolina State University)
Slow Start for Long-Awaited Easing of Copyright Restriction
by Dan Carnevale (Chronicle of Higher Education)
"Copyright Laws Enter Digital Age"
, news story by Christopher Jones,
Wired News
"What Colleges and Universities Need to Know about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act"
, by Casey Lide (Cause/Effect)
Creative Commons
(for authors who want both to share and to protect their work)
"Fairest of Them All" and Other Fairy Tales of Fair Use"
by David Nimmer
Digital Rights Management and Copyright
by M. Claire Stewart
Complete Copyright: An Everyday Guide for Librarians
by Carrie Russell (at Google Books)
Jay C. Treat
, Ph.D.