Copyright Guidelines, FAQs and Rules of Thumb

• General Issues
• Guidelines, Rules of Thumb, FAQs, etc. for Special Formats
• Copyright and the Library:

General Issues

• Checklist for Fair Use (handy checklist to determine fair use of copyrighted material; from Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis)
• Circular 21: Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians [PDF file] (Library of Congress)
• CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use (U. of Texas)
• Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment (U. of Texas)
• Copyright Permissions Guide (handy guide to determine if permission of copyright owner is needed; from North Carolina University)
• Copyright Term and Public Domain in the U.S. (Cornell University)
• Copyright Tutorial: Using Copyrighted Works (from North Carolina University)
• Crash Course in Copyright (U. of Texas)
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials (part of the U. of Texas "Crash Course in Copyright")
• Fair Use Checklist (handy guide, in PDF, when determining if a use of a copyrighted work falls within the fair use exception; from North Carolina University)
• Getting Permission (U. of Texas)
• The TEACH Act Finally Becomes Law [U. of Texas]
• The TEACH Toolkit [North Carolina State University]
• When Works Pass Into the Public Domain (U. of North Carolina)

Guidelines, Rules of Thumb, FAQs, Etc. for Specific Formats or Situations

Audiovisuals

• Fair Use: Reserve Room Operations, Audio, Image and Audiovisual Copies (U of Texas)

Classroom Photocopying

• Guidelines for Classroom Copying of Books and Periodicals (provided by by the U. of Texas)

Computer Software

• Copyright for Computer Authors (Franklin Pierce Law Center)
• Ethical and Legal Use of Software: A Guide for Students, Faculty, and Staff at the University of Michigan

Coursepacks

• Rules of Thumb for Coursepacks (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Distance Education and Learning

• Educational Fair Use Guidelines for Distance Learning: Revised Draft [CONFU] (from the U. of Texas) [*see the "CONFU: Conference on Fair Use" link in the "General Issues" section above for more information the status of CONFU proposals]
• Rules of Thumb For Displaying And Performing Others' Works in Distance Learning (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Educational Multimedia

• Fair Use Guidelines For Educational Multimedia [CONFU] (from the U. of Texas) [see the "CONFU: Conference on Fair Use" link in the "General Issues" section above for more information on the status of CONFU proposals]
• Rules of Thumb for Digitizing and Using Others' Works in Multimedia Materials for Educational Purposes (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Electronic Reserves

• Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems (U. of Texas) [see the "CONFU: Conference on Fair Use" link in the "General Issues" section above for more information on the status of CONFU proposals]
• Fair Use: Reserve Room Operations, Electronic Copies (U. of Texas)
• Rules of Thumb for Digitizing and Using Others' Works in Electronic Reserves (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Images

• Fair Use: Reserve Room Operations, Audio, images and Audiovisual Copies (U of Texas)
• Rules of Thumb for Digitizing and Using images for Educational Purposes

Internet

• Copyright on the Internet (Franklin Pierce Law Center)
• Linking and Liability (BitLaw: A Resource on Technology Law)
• Using Materials from the Internet: What are the Rules? (U. of Texas)

Music

• Guidelines for Educational Uses of Music (provided by the U. of Texas)
• Rules of Thumb for Music (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Research Copies

• Rules of Thumb for Research Copies (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Visual Arts

• Copyright in Visual Arts (Franklin Pierce Law Center)

Copyright and The Library

Audiovisuals

• Fair Use: Reserve Room Operations, Audio, images and Audiovisual Copies (U of Texas)

Computers

• Library Reprography· [See Section A] (U. of Texas)

Digital Libraries

• The Digital Library (U. of Texas)

Electronic Reserves

• Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems (U. of Texas) [see the "CONFU: Conference on Fair Use" link in the "General Issues" section above for more information on the status of CONFU proposals]
• Fair Use: Reserve Room Operations, Electronic Copies (U. of Texas)
• Rules of Thumb for Digitizing and Using Others' Works in Electronic Reserves (from the U. of Texas "Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials" guide)

Interlibrary Loan

• Interlibrary Loan (U. of Texas)

Photocopying and Library Copying

• Fair Use: Library Copying for Patrons and for Its Own Collection
• Library Reprography: Patron Requests

Reserves

• Fair Use: Reserve Room Operations, Print Copies (U. of Texas)

Last Updated by Laura N. Levy: May 5, 2008