Copyright and Fair Use: Internet Resources

• U.S. Copyright Office

  "The Copyright Office is an office of record, a place where claims to copyright are registered and where documents relating to copyright may be recorded when the requirements of the copyright law are met. The Copyright Office furnishes information about the provisions of the copyright law and the procedures for making a registration or recordation."
• U.S. Copyright Information Circulars and Forms

  "Link to the circulars and factsheets providing basic information about registration, fees, compulsory licenses, and other aspects of the copyright process."
• Crash Course in Copyright

  An excellent resource if you want to learn more about copyright. Georgia Harper from the University of Texas Libraries is responsible for the course content which is updated on a regular basic and licensed under Creative Commons.
• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained

  Brad Templeton presents the "10" common myths regarding copyright.
• Copyright Information

  University of Minnesota has put together an extensive website on copyright and fair use. The site includes information about copyright and your own works which ties into our section on Author Rights linked from this LibGuide.
• Know Your Copy Rights

  A project of the Association of Research Libraries providing useful information on using copyrighted material in an academic setting.

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, January 2012.

"The code identifies eight situations that represents the library community's current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials and how those rights should apply in certain recurrent situations."  Click on Code of Best Practices in Fair Use and Academic and Research Libraries to download the document.

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in Communication

"Created by the International Communication Association.  Helps U.S. communication scholars to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use."

• The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

"A code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use."

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for OpenCourseWare

"A code of best practices designed to help those preparing OpenCourseWare (OCW) to interpret and apply fair use under United States copyright law."

• Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video

• Duke University's FAQs and Best Practices for Copyright in the Classroom

  A very thorough discussion in the form of FAQ that answers questions such as "What are the guidelines for classroom copying?", "How can I use the PDF and HTML files from e-journals?", "Can I show a video in class?" and "What does it mean to seek permission to use copyrighted materials?"

• Copyright in the Library

  Copyright issues affecting the digital library.
• Stanford University Libraries

  Organized set of links to materials relating to copyright and fair use.
• The 108 Spinner

  Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Code allows libraries & archives, under certain circumstances, to make reproductions of copyrighted materials with the permission of the copyright holder. The 108 Spinner created by Michael Brewer and the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy will help you decide if your reproduction is covered by Section 108 and gather the necessary information to support your use of the exception.

• Balancing Copyright Concerns: The TEACH Act of 2001

  Article written by Laura N. Gassaway
• TEACH Act Toolkit

  Developed by North Carolina State University.