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The following information provides information for a basic understanding of copyright law and fair use. For additional information visit the Library Home Page at: http://www.emich.edu/library/help/copyright/.

Material presented here is intended for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. Specific legal questions pertaining to Eastern Michigan University should be directed to the Office of Legal Affairs, 11 Welch Hall, (734)487-1055.

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  Copyright Policies
Basic Copyright Principles What is Copyright?
EMU Copyright Policy Statement From the University Board of Regents Policy Manual. University Marketing, Communications, Printing and Reprographics, Copyright, Advertising, Licensing and World Wide Web Chapter.
Halle Library Copyright Policy and Guidelines The Bruce T. Halle Library at Eastern Michigan University follows all federal copyright laws and guidelines.
  Fair Use
What is Fair Use? Fair use is a U.S. doctrine in copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review.
Copyright and Fair Use. Stanford University Libraries Excellent site that includes recent copyright podcasts and videos.
Copyright Website The ultimate copyright portal providing real world, practical (and some irrelevant) copyright information.
Fair Use News News about fair use & free expression issues in copyright, trademark & information law.
Information Ethics Tutorial - Fair Use Doctrine. University of North Carolina Libraries Information on the Fair Use Doctrine, Fair Use Defense and Fair Use Factors.
Specific copyright law information on fair use Circular 21 Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
  Classroom Guidelines
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, Circular 21. Brief overview of classroom guidelines and copyright.
Cable in the Classroom Copyright and recording guidelines in the classroom.
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers Site provides a chart was designed to inform classroom teachers of their rights under the copyright law and copyright guidelines of the United States.
Guidelines For Classroom Copying of Books and Periodicals From the Copyright Crash Course
Specific copyright law information on Classroom Guidelines. Circular 21 Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
  Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Educause Resource Center - DMCA Includes Educause publications and community, conference and web resources
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. US Copyright Office Summary. December 1998.
UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy:The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Additional resource material on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
What is the DMCA? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act1 (DMCA) was signed into law by President Clinton on October 28, 1998. The DMCA is a dramatic change to copyright law in that it updates the copyright law for the digital environment. It also implements two 1996 World Intellectual Property Organization treaties.
ICASIT eCommerce Topics: Digital Millennium Copyright Acts (DMCA) 74 resources on the DMCA
  Teach Act
Copyright Management Center. Indiana University, Purdue University New Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act Checklist for Compliance with the TEACH Act
Distance Education and the TEACH Act American Library Association’s TEACH website
TEACH ACT - AMENDED SECTION 110(2) COMPARISON -- SECTIONS 110(1)-(2) Laura N. Gasaway November 25, 2002
The TEACH Toolkit: An Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education An online resource for understanding copyright and distance education.
University of Texas – Crash Course in Copyright The Teach Act The Teach Act Finally Becomes Law.
What is the Teach Act? The TEACH Act redefines the terms and conditions on which accredited, nonprofit educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright protected materials in distance education, including on websites and by other digital means, without first receiving permission from the copyright holder and without payment of fees.
  Copyright Resources for Students
Information for Students As students you are expected to follow copyright laws and guidelines. The Eastern Michigan University Copyright Policy states “Faculty, administrators, staff, students and others engaged in University related activities, who violate the University’s copyright policy and/or the law, do so at their own risk, assume all liability for such violations and may be subject to disciplinary action.” Also remember as student your classroom work, thesis, and dissertations are also protected by these same laws. If you have questions or concerns about your course papers or project, review the Basic Copyright Principles and Fair Use sections on our Copyright at EMU page as well as the other listed topics.

University of Michigan
http://www.copyright.umich.edu/students.html

Plagiarism & Copyright Facts for Students (Lone Star College)
http://cyfair.lonestar.edu/29196/

Students' Rights in Copyright (Ball State University)
http://www.bsu.edu/library/article/0,,15255--,00.html

Washburn University
http://www.washburn.edu/copyright/students/guidelines.html

WiseOwl
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/copyright/Students.html

Copyright Law and Graduate Research
http://www.umi.com/products_umi/dissertations/copyright/

  Resources on Copyright Law and Fair Use
Copyright Web Sites

Copyright Management Center (Indiana University/Purdue University)

Copyright and Fair Use Center (Stanford University)

Crash Course in Copyright (University of Texas)

Information Ethics Tutorial (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)

Copyright Overview (The Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School)

Copyright at the University of Michigan

General Copyright Information Ten Big Myths About Copyright Explained

When Works Pass into the Public Domain

Copyright Web Site

Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright Forum

Copyright Law Resources U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress

Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Distance Education and the TEACH Act

  Additional information
ATCS/ICT Policies and Guidelines Information related to ATCS, including software copyright laws and acceptable use guidelines.
How to Obtain Permissions to Use Copyrighted Materials General information and sample letters.
How to Report Copyright Infringements at EMU information if you believe your website copyright protection has been infringed upon by a university website or to report infringements on EMU web sites.
  Materials in the Halle Library (selected)
Selected copyright materials in the Halle Library Reference

The law of copyright / Howard B. Abrams
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF2994 .A72

The public domain : how to find copyright-free writings, music, art & more / by Stephen Fishman
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF3022.Z9 F57 2001

Intellectual property : the law of trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets / Deborah E. Bouchoux
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF1570 .B68 2000

The copyright book : a practical guide / William S. Strong
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF2994 .S75 1999

Plagiarism, copyright violation, and other thefts of intellectual property : an annotated bibliography with a lengthy introduction / by Judy Anderson
Location: Reference Collection - 1st Level North Call Number: Z551 .A68 1998

The copyright handbook : how to protect & use written works / by Stephen Fishman
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF2995 .F53 1998

Copyright plain and simple / by Cheryl Besenjak
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF2995 .B47 1997

Patent, copyright & trademark / by Stephen Elias ; edited by Lisa Goldoftas How to register your own copyright : with forms / Mark Warda Multimedia law and business handbook / J. Dianne Brinson, Mark F. Radcliffe
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF2995 .B74x 1996

A copyright guide for authors / Robert E. Lee Copyright your software : how to copyright all types of computer programs and interfaces / Stephen Fishman
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF3024.C6 F57 1994

Libraries and copyright : a guide to copyright law in the 1990s / by Laura N. Gasaway and Sarah K. Wiant
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF3030.1 .G37 1994

Everyone’s guide to copyrights, trademarks, and patents : the comprehensive handbook for protecting your writing, inventions, and other creative work, with official, ready-to-use application forms
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF2979 .E93x 1990

Copyright registration practice / by James E. Hawes
Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF3004 .H39 1990

Code of federal regulations. 37, Patents, trademarks, and copyrights Location: Law Reference Collection - 1st Level South Call Number: KF 70.A 3 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS494

Other Books:

Copyright and other fairy tales : Hans Christian Andersen and the commodification of creativity / edited by Helle Porsdam
Location: 3rd Level Call Number: PT8120 .C66 2006

Copyright plain & simple / by Cheryl Besenjak
Location: 3rd Level Call Number: KF2995 .B47 2001

Commonsense copyright : a guide for educators and librarians / by R.S. Talab
Location: 3rd Level Call Number: KF2994 .T36 1999

Copyright for schools : a practical guide / Carol Simpson
Location: 3rd Level Call Number: KF3020.Z9 S57 2005

The copyright handbook : how to protect & use written works / by Stephen Fishman
Location: 3rd Level Call Number: KF2995 .F53 2006

Literary law guide for authors : copyright, trademark, and contracts in plain language / Tonya Marie Evans, Susan Borden Evans
Location: 3rd Level Call Number: KF390 .A86 E93x 2003


Selected Media in the Halle Library VHS/DVD

Business basics. Copyrights [DVD videorecording] / Teacher’s Video Company ; Sunburst Visual Media
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: DVD 1024

Critical challenges in distance education [videorecording] : copyright issues online / [presented by] the Public Broadcasting System, Adult Learning Service ; produced by Dallas TeleLearning, Dallas Teleconferences, LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 6251

Control, conflict and courseware [videorecording] : intellectual property in online education
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 5580

Copyright in the new millennium [videorecording] : the impact of recent changes to U.S. copyright law / presented by American Association of Law Libraries
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 4611

Libraries, copyright, and the Internet [videorecording] / produced in cooperation with the American Library Association by Dallas Teleconferences
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 5088

Am I a crook? [videorecording] : copyright issues on the Internet / produced by R. Jan LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 4356

Fair use guidelines for educational multimedia [videorecording] : the final document and its implementation / presented by PBS
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 4147

Technology and how it affects intellectual property
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 3989

Working with copyright [videorecording] / MnSAT
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 3990

A shared set of values [videorecording] : copyright and intellectual property in the academic community
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 3957

Copyright [videorecording] / GPN
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 3773

Copyright law [videorecording] : what every school, college and public library should know
Location: Storage - Place Request - Pick up at Circulation Desk Call Number: VHS 259


Copyright & Fair Use. Stanford University Libraries Current copyright podcasts and links to copyright videos.

Maintainer of this guide: Rita Bullard, Access Services Librarian       last updated: August 30, 2009

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