Understanding Copyright and Fair Use

Links to resources on copyright and fair use ...

Know Your Copy Rights: What You Can Do
Tips for faculty & teaching assistants in higher education from the Association of Research Libraries (pdf brochure)

NCSU Teach Toolkit
An online resource for understanding the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act)

Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
A five part series of information on copyright law and guidelines for using technology resource

Stanford University Library: Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright & fair use guides, sites, and resources

NOLO Legal Encyclopedia
A comprehensive resource on trademark regulations and issues

The Mouse That Ate the Public Domain
This article explores the Copyright Term Extension Act

When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain
This chart, constructed by Lolly Gasaway from the University of North Carolina, depicts when a creative work passes into the public domain

Last Modified: April 25, 2011