Other Resources at Duke
Scholarly Communications @ Duke
http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/
The Scholarly Communications Office at Duke University Libraries has produced this Website to offer copyright information around frequently asked questions and to provide advice for faculty authors about copyright management, publication contracts and open access possibilities.
Duke University Copyright Guidelines for Electronic Course Content
http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/policy-on-copyright-and-electronic-course-content.pdf
This policy includes a checklist to help determine when the fair use exception can be applied instead of paying a copyright fee.
Comply With Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines in Course Materials (Duke Center for Instructional Technology)
http://cit.duke.edu/ideas/how/copyright.html
Strategies for observing copyright law and fair use standards.
The Arts Project (Duke University School of Law)
http://www.law.duke.edu/cspd/artsproject/index.html
From the Center for the Study of the Public Domain, the ARTS PROJECT analyzes the effects of intellectual property on cultural production. Includes the comic book, Tales From the Public Domain: Bound By Law?
Conference on Fair Use Guidelines for Electronic Reserve Systems
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/pubsupport/confu.html
Developed by the Conference on Fair Use (CONFU), these unofficial guidelines form the basis of the design and implementation of the Medical Center Library's Electronic Reserves System.
Resources from Other Academic Institutions
Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations
http://www.aaupnet.org/aboutup/issues/Campus_Copyright.pdf
The guide was developed by representatives of the Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Association of American University Presses, and the Association of American Publishers with the objective of producing a document that conveys these groups' "common understanding regarding the basic meaning and practical significance of copyright for the higher education community."
Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University)
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
Facts, articles and other resources on copyright.
Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas)
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
Background information, outside references, and a tutorial.
Copyright Term and and the Public Domain in the United States (Cornell)
http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/
Chart illustrating when works (books, sound recordings, etc.) pass into the public domain.
Copyright Tutorials (NC State University)
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/tutorial/
Tutorials on copyright use, plagiarism, and licensing.
Digital Copyright Slider
http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/
The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy and Michael Brewer developed this online tool for determining whether an item is under copyright based on the year it was created.
Distance Education and the TEACH Act (American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Distance_Education_and_the_TEACH_Act&Template;=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID;=25939
Contains legislative history and a variety of resources on copyright law for distance education.
Interactive Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses (Baruch College)
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/copyright/
Free interactive guide to help faculty determine appropriate copyright guidelines for using different types of copyright-protected media in their courses.
"Know Your Copy Rights" (Association of Research Libraries)
http://www.knowyourcopyrights.org/resourcesfac/kycrbrochure.shtml
Easy-to-use brochure for faculty and teaching assistants.
The TEACH Toolkit (NC State University)
http://www.provost.ncsu.edu/copyright/toolkit/
Resources and information on the new TEACH (Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization) Act on using digital information in distance learning.
Internet Resources
Copyright Basics - The Video
Produced by the for-profit Copyright Clearance Center, this short video provides an excellent and entertaining introduction to fair use and copyright law.
Agreement On Guidelines For Classroom Copying In Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions With Respect To Books And Periodicals
http://www.mclibrary.duke.edu/pubsupport/classroomguidelines.html
Often referred to as the Guidelines for Classroom Copying, this agreement (Published in House Report 94-1476) was authored in 1976 with representation from the Association of American Publishers and the Authors League of America.
U.S. Copyright Office
http://www.copyright.gov/
Good introduction to copyright, including Frequently Asked Questions.
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.
http://www.copyright.com
The Copyright Resources section of Copyright.com contains useful information on basic copyright law. The company itself manages the licensing of copyrighted works and allows users to pay a royalty fee for various permissions.
SHERPA/RoMEO: Publisher Copyright Policies & Self-Archiving
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo.php
This convenient search engine allows you to look up the policies of individual journal publishers.
Read about issues in Scholarly Publishing
Chilling Effects
http://www.chillingeffects.org/copyright
Project supported by the Electronic Freedom Frontier and law school clinics nationwide with an extensive FAQ section covering hot topics in Internet law and electronic freedoms.
SPARC Resources
http://www.arl.org/sparc/resources/index.html
Resources page of the SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) containing news about open access and resources for authors.
Seizing the Moment: Scientists' Authorship Rights in the Digital Age
http://www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/epub/
Prepared by Mark S. Frankel, this is a report of a study by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
