Copyright Information
This collection of resource links is intended to provide faculty, staff, and students of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) a framework for understanding US copyright law and the fair use doctrine. This information does not constitute legal advice.
Contents
Introduction
This collection of resource links is intended to provide faculty, staff, and students of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) a framework for understanding US copyright law and the fair use doctrine. This information does not constitute legal advice. Health Sciences Library faculty members are informed regarding copyright policies and procedures for which US copyright law mandates responsibility to libraries. For advice and information regarding other provisions of copyright and intellectual property law, UCHSC personnel may contact the following individuals. For questions regarding use of the Health Sciences Library’s copyrighted information resources (electronic books, journals, and databases; interlibrary loan; reserves), contact: Catherine Reiter, MA Head of Collection Development Catherine.Reiter@UCHSC.edu. For assistance obtaining permissions and photocopying materials for course packs or classroom handouts, contact: Kathy Duran Director, UCHSC Bookstore Kathy.Duran@UCHSC.edu. For questions regarding identifying, protecting, packaging, and licensing intellectual property resulting from the research process at UCHSC, contact: Vivian Dullien, PhD Director, UCHSC Technology Transfer Office Vivian.Dullien@UCHSC.edu. For legal questions about fair use in an educational environment, contact: Steve Zweck-Bronner, Senior Associate University Counsel, University of Colorado System: Steve.Zweck-Bronner@UCHSC.edu. Please address comments and questions regarding this web page to Catherine.Reiter@UCHSC.edu.Copyright at CU
Copyright Information
An overview of copyright and fair use in the university environment provided by the University of Colorado System Legal Office
[recommended]
UCDHSC Library Copyright Policy
Copyright Policy for the UCDHSC Library at Anschutz Medical Campus.
[recommended, PDF]
Policy: Intellectual Property Policy on Discoveries and Patents for their Protection and Commercialization
Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research Effective, January 16, 2003
Policy: Intellectual Property that is Educational Materials
Administrative Policy Statements, University of Colorado System Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research Effective, June, 2006
[PDF]
Teach Act Checklist
[PDF]
Technology Transfer at the University of Colorado
Useful information regarding intellectual property at CU
Twenty Questions about Copyright at UCHSC
Answers to common copyright questions provided by the Health Sciences Library and the UCHSC Office of the Associate University Counsel
Copyright: What's New/Keeping Up
CNI’s Copyright Forum
[online discussion forum], Coalition for Networked Information
Copyright Tip of the Month
The Permissions Group
Current copyright readings
Bibliography of Current Articles on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, The TEACH Act, and other Copyright Issues, Maintained by M. Claire Stewart, Head, Digital Media Services, Northwestern University Library
Intellectual Property Owners Association
look for Daily News and News Archives
Journal of Electronic Publishing
electronic journal published by the University of Michigan Press
NewsNet
News Bulletins from the US Copyright Office
What is Copyright? The Basics
Copyright Basics
[Circular 1], United States Copyright Office, The Library of Congress
Copyright Management Center
Indiana University – Purdue University
Copyright Website
Benedict O’Mahoney
Crash Course in Copyright
Copyright Tutorial, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System
Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
CENDI (An interagency working group of Scientific and Technical Information Managers from nine U.S. federal agencies)
Timeline: A History of Copyright in the U.S.
Association of Research Libraries
Copyright and the Internet
Copyright and Multimedia Law for Webbuilders and Multimedia Authors
Karla Tonella, University of Iowa
Copyright and the Internet: Hypertext Linking and Copyright Issues
American Library Association
Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment
Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System
Copyright on the Internet
Thomas G. Field, Jr, JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Using Materials from the Internet: What are the Rules?
Georgia Harper, Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System
Distance Education and Copyright
A Primer on Distance Learning and Intellectual Property Issues
Kenneth D, Salomon, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Washington, D.C.
Copyright for Distance Education
University Copyright Office, Purdue University
Copyright Law and Distance Learning
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Copyright Office Study on Distance Education
United States Copyright Office, The Library of Congress
Intellectual Property, EduTools e-Learning Policies
Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications and the Centre for Curriculum, Transfer & Technology
New Copyright Law for Distance Education
The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act, Prepared for the American Library Association by Kenneth D. Crews
[PDF]
Overview of Copyright and Distance Learning
Copyright Management Center, Indiana University – Purdue University
The TEACH Act Finally Becomes Law
Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System
Fair Use for Educators and Researchers
Checklist for Fair Use
Copyright Management Center, Indiana University – Purdue University
Fair Use
U.S. Copyright Office
Fair Use Guidelines
Copyright Management Center, Indiana University – Purdue University
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Educational Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines Development Committee [complete list of participating organizations provided at website]
Fair Use of Copyrighted Works: A Crucial Element in Educating America
Consortium for Educational Technology in University Systems
Technology is Changing What's "Fair Use" in Teaching – Again
Howe-Steiger, L. & Donohue, B.C. (2002, January 12). Education Policy Analysis Archives, 10(4)
When Copying Is OK – The "Fair Use Rule"
NOLO Law Centers
Copyright Ownership and Permissions
Copyright Clearance Center Online
[collective copyright licensing service; view the royalty fees of publications and request academic permissions service]
Getting Permission
Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System
How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work
Circular 22, United States Copyright Office, The Library of Congress (Acrobat required)
[PDF]
How to Secure Permission to Use Copyrighted Works
Copyright Management Center, Indiana University-Purdue University
Obtaining Permissions
Intellectual Property Information Center, Kansas State University
Sample Permission Letter
Washburn University
When Works Pass into the Public Domain
University Copyright Office, Purdue University
Who Owns What?
Office of General Counsel, University of Texas System
Copyright Guidelines
The following guidelines were developed to assist educators, librarians, researchers, and students with making decisions about using copyrighted works in compliance with United States Copyright Law. Although these are guidelines, not laws, compliance with them is recommended.
CONFU Guidelines
CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Educational Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines Development Committee [complete list of participating organizations provided at website]
Final Report to the Commissioner on the Conclusion of the Conference on Fair Use
The Conference on Fair Use [includes status of guidelines]
[PDF]
Guidelines on Photocopying under Interlibrary Loan Arrangements
CONTU (National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works)
Copyright Legislation
Copyright Legislation
United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Study
Copyright Office, The Library of Congress
THOMAS Legislation Database
Library of Congress [complete listing of new and pending legislation
United States Copyright Act of 1976
(Title 17 of the United States Code)