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In an age of connected learning, navigating the copyright landscape can be challenging. The following resources may help you as you attempt to answer key copyright questions about content use, re-use, distribution, creation, and more.
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Looking to find out more about copyright, Fair Use, DMCA, and other legislation in this area? This page from the EDUCAUSE Policy office provides a useful overview of IP issues facing higher education. - EDUCAUSE Library: Copyright and IP Policies
Find model campus policies in the EDUCAUSE Library. - Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States
This timeline from the Association of Research Libraries is a comprehensive look at the legal evolution of copyright law in the United States. - Copyright Crash Course
From the University of Texas Libraries, this online interactive guide points to copyright’s role in the flow of research and teaching, and helps users understand ownership, management, and sharing of copyrights. - Know Your Copyrights
An online guide from ARL that “looks at copyright from the perspectives of all key academic stakeholders and suggests what each group can do to enhance their copyright practices and advance academic interests. - American University Center for Social Media: Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use
This site features a number of resources related to fair use, including teaching materials, codes of best practices, and other documents. Topics include OpenCourseWare, online video, academic and research libraries, and more. - Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
This Library of Congress site is a review of “the problem of orphan works under U.S. copyright law” and includes links to pertinent works. - ARL Copyright and Intellectual Property
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Library Items on this Topic
EDUCAUSE Library Items for Copyright
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The HathiTrust Decision: A Win for Fair Use and the Use of Technology
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October 12, 2012
On October 10, 2012, Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. District Court in New York ruled in favor of the HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) and its university partners in a copyright infringement suit b…
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Settlement Reached in the Google Books Suit
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October 5, 2012
On October 4, 2012, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google announced an agreement that will provide access to publishers' in-copyright books and journals digitized by Go…
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Supreme Court Cases of Interest to the Higher Education Community
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October 3, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court began its fall term on Monday, October 1, 2012. Among the array of cases it has agreed to hear, two are of interest to the higher education community. The first of thes…
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Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Topics at EDUCAUSE 2012
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September 20, 2012
As you plan your sessions for the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference (E12) in Denver, CO (November 6-9, 2012) and Online , I want to highlight sessions that focus on copyright and other inte…
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A Change to Google’s Search Algorithm: Another Copyright Issue
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August 17, 2012
As of Monday, August 13, 2012, Google has made a change to its search algorithm downgrading websites that persistently breach copyright laws. This means that the company will now adjust search …
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Georgia State Prevails
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August 14, 2012
On Friday, August 10, 2012, Judge Orinda Evans issued her order for declarative and injunctive relief in the Georgia State copyright infringement case. This order followed her May 11, 2012 op…
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Intermediaries May Not Be Exempt in Copyright Infringement Cases
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July 18, 2012
A recent New York Times article highlighted the case of the British student, Richard O’Dwyer, who is the subject of an extradition order to the U.S. on criminal copyright infringement c…
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First Sale and the Supreme Court: A Case to Watch
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July 10, 2012
The Supreme Court will hear a case in the fall that has implications for higher education. The question before the Court is - How do Section 602(a)(1) of the Copyright Act, which proh…
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Rejected by European Union
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July 9, 2012
The European Parliament on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, voted overwhelmingly against a controversial trade agreement designed to combat online piracy. The European Union's (EU) 27 member state…
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Google's New Copyright Transparency Report
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June 7, 2012
Recently, Google expanded its Transparency Report program by releasing a detailed report of content removal requests from copyright holders. This report joins its semi-annual governme…
