LibGuides: Copyright: Classroom Use

Resources

Managing Copyright in Higher Education by Donna L. Ferullo
ISBN: 9780810891494
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
As more and more colleges and universities establish copyright offices and/or assign the responsibilities of copyright education and advisory services to specific individuals within the institution, many times librarians, there is a paucity of resources available on how to manage that responsibility. This is a complete, one-stop, guide to managing copyright at all levels community college, college, and university.
Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators by Carrie Russell
ISBN: 9780838995747
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Balancing intellectual property law with the rights of school librarians and educators will be a snap with an assist from Complete Copyright for KOCo12 Librarians and Educators."
The Librarian's Legal Companion for Buying and Licensing Information Resources by Tomas A. Lipinski
ISBN: 9781555706104
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
Here is your go-to book for expert guidance in information acquisition including copyright and contract matters. Lipinski covers: basic contract law concepts such as contract formation, compliance, breach, and remedy issues and indicates how these concepts form the basis of understanding legal aspects of licensing; developments in online and information contracting; and the advantages and disadvantages of licensing.
Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators by Kenneth D. Crews
ISBN: 9780838994078
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Information professionals will find the tools they need to take control of their rights and responsibilities as copyright owners and users in this succinct, easy-to-use guide.
Copyright for Academic Librarians and Professionals by Rebecca P. Butler
ISBN: 9780838912140
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Based on Butler's 17 years of experience conducting copyright workshops and courses, her book matches real-world scenarios with interpretations of the law from copyright experts in the field to provide a thorough understanding of current, everyday applications of copyright law in higher education.

Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright on Campus
Jane the librarian educates her university colleagues about copyright law and its impact on the academic institution’s use of intellectual property.

So, What Is (and Isn’t) Protected by Copyright?

TEACH Act

The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) was enacted in 2002 as an amendment to Section 110(2) of the Copyright Act. As in the case of fair use, the TEACH Act allows for exceptions to copyright law. "It allows displays and performances of copyrighted works to be transmitted and used for instructional purposes, without permission of the copyright holder, if numerous conditions are met. It complements the so-called 'face-to-face teaching' exception in the copyright law that allows educators to display and perform any copyrighted work - movies, videos, poems - in the classroom without permission of the copyright owner" (Ashely, 2004).

Ashley, C. L. (2004). The TEACH Act: Higher education challenges for compliance. Educase: Center for Applied Research 2004(13), 1-11. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erb0413.pdf

Blackboard and the TEACH Act (2005 PDF)
TEACH Act Flow Chart
by Scholarly Communications at Duke, Duke University Libraries (2007)

Fair Use Checklist

Fair Use Tool
University of Minnesota Libraries' fair use evaluator tool. Allows you to generate a copy of your analysis to save for your records.
Using a Fair Use Checklist
Columbia University Copyright Advisory office has a useful set of questions that you should ask about each copyrighted work you use.

Fair Use Checklist (pdf)

Codes of Best Practice from various creative communities. These practices are not law or statutes, but recommended practices with respect to fair use of particular kinds of content.