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Copyright Information

Disclaimer: This set of pages is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. This information should not substitute for securing legal advice from University Counsel or from a licensed attorney.

Carnegie Mellon Sites

Copyright Policy of Carnegie Mellon University

Film and Video Copyrights
Student Activities guidelines for students on appropriate use of film and video in a public setting.

Preserving the Faculty's Rights Under Copyright
The university librarian's letter to Faculty Senate on faculty retention of their copyright.

Basic Information

Begin here if copyright is new to you. These sites offer general information about copyright or provide tutorials to help further understanding of copyright basics.

Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations (Association of American Publishers, the Association of American Universities, the Association of American University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries; and endorsed by the American Council on Education and the Authors Guild)
Document focused on issues to help develop and refine local copyright policies in higher education.

Copyright Basics (U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress)

Copyright Crash Course (Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas)
Engaging tutorial focuses on important points and aspects of copyright.

10 Big Myths about copyright explained (Brad Templeton)
Debunking some commonly held misconceptions about copyright.

Legislation

Copyright Law of the United States of America (U.S. Copyright Office)
... and related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.

Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) (U.S. House of Representatives)

Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA) (U.S. Copyright Office)
Summary of the legislation.

DMCA Legislative History (Home Recording Rights Coalition)

"Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act" (U.S. Congress)
S. 505, enacted in January 1998 to amend provisions of Title 17, United States Code.

Copyright Sites Focusing on Formats and Media

Digital Images

Copyright and Digital Images (The Catholic University of America, Office of General Counsel)

Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images (Society of American Archivists)
Response ... to the draft guidelines developed by the Conference on Fair Use.

Image Collection Guidelines (Visual Resources Association)
"The Acquisition and Use of Images in Non-Profit Educational Visual Resources Collections."

A Proposal for Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images
"Copyright Crash Course" comments on draft guidelines developed during the CONFU process.

A Proposal for Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images (Conference on Fair Use)
12/3/96 draft.

Distance Education and the TEACH Act - Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act

Balancing Copyright Concerns: The TEACH Act of 2001 (Laura N. Gasaway)

TEACH Act (Association of Research Libraries)

TEACH Act (Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis)

The TEACH Act Finally Becomes Law (University of Texas, Austin)

The TEACH Toolkit (North Carolina State University)

Distance Learning

Copyright Law in Cyberspace (Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas)

Distance Learning and Copyright: Is a Solution in Sight? (Laura N. Gasaway)
Published in CAUSE/EFFECT journal, Volume 22 Number 3 1999.

Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Distance Learning
"Copyright Crash Course" presents revised draft guidelines developed during the CONFU process.

Educational Multimedia

Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
"Copyright Crash Course" presents guidelines developed during the CONFU process.

Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia (Consortium of College and University Media Centers)


An Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers (1996)
Written by J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe.

Electronic Reserves

Copyright in the Library (Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas)
"Copyright Crash Course" looks at fair use regarding reserve room operations and electronic copies.

Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems
"Copyright Crash Course" presents revised guidelines developed during the CONFU process, noting these "did not garner consensus support and are not considered CONFU guidelines."

Interlibrary Loan

CONFU Interlibrary Loan Working Group: Summary of Discussions Held March 27, 1996
Courtesy of "Copyright Crash Course."

Music

A S C A P  (American Association of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)

B M I  (Broadcast Music, Inc.)

Copyright Resource Center (Music Publishers' Association)

Copyright for Music Librarians (Music Library Association)

Other Useful and Informative Copyright Sites

CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)

Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)

Copyright and Intellectual Property (Association of Research Libraries)

Copyright and Intellectual Property (Stanford University Library Preservation Department)

Copyright Management Center (Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis)

Copyright Law: Using Information Legally (Johns Hopkins University Libraries)

U. S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress)

Disclaimer: This set of pages is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice. This information should not substitute for securing legal advice from University Counsel or from a licensed attorney.

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