Copyright Resources for Educators

I was thinking about copyright and how confusing it all can be and came across a great website called The Copyright Site.org: http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/. I found that this site to be a good refresher and a site that librarians and educators may want to Bookmark and have on hand for quick Q&A and other queries. The site also offers Copyright Q&As, Myths About Copyright, and Teaching Ideas for K-12 and Higher Education.

The site reviews and defines, in basic and simple language, what educators need to know about copyright laws and offers many featured sites such as:

Featured Sites on Public Domain:
When Works Pass into the Public Domain
Opposing Copyright Extension
THE MOUSE THAT ATE THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: Disney, The Copyright Term Extension Act, And eldred V. Ashcroft

Featured Sites on Fair Use:
Copyright in an Electronic Environment
Fair Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education
Fair Use in the Electronic Age

Featured Sites on Intellectual Property:
W3C Intellectual Property FAQ

Featured Sites on Other Important Issues:
The Dot Kids Act. . . .
Big Brother is Watching
Broadcasting on the Internet
NPR Retreats, Link Stink Lingers
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Ownership and the Academy
The TEACH Act
The Classroom Exemption Act
The USA Patriot Act
Guidelines for Photocopying
Copyright Law in the digital age

Additional Resources:
Public Domain
Fair Use
Intellectual Property
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Ownership
The TEACH Act
The Classroom Exemption Act
The USA Patriot Act
Guidelines for Photocopying
Copyright Law in the digital age

Links
Fair Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education: http://www.cetus.org/fair5.html
American Intellectual Property Law Association: http://www.aipla.org/
CopyOwn: A Resoure on Copyright Ownership for the Higher Education Community http://www.inform.umd.edu/copyown/tutorial/

Source:

Wright, Vivian. et al. The Copyright Site. Accessed Date August 11, 2009. http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/.