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Information technology policy is impacted by a wide range of perspectives from international, national, state, and campus levels. This resource page underscores the connections among these different levels and how international organizations, Congress, federal agencies, state governments, and the courts all play a role in shaping IT policy and law, as well as why this matters to higher education. Campus policies, whether developed to comply with legal mandates or to formalize institutional norms and processes, are under constant development and review as a result of changes precipitated by the introduction of new information technologies.

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Course Rights in Cyberspace: Ownership Issues in Online Education: February 13, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference
The growing enthusiasm for and application of online digital media for delivering higher education have raised serious questions of ownership and conflicts over control of courses in cyberspace. …
Next Steps in the Georgia State Case: June 4, 2012

On May 31, 2012, the plaintiffs (i.e., Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and Sage Publications) in the Georgia State University (GSU) electronic reserves case, filed a propo…
New Policy Brief, "A Case for Fair Use: The Georgia State Decision": May 21, 2012

A new EDUCAUSE Policy brief from Policy Specialist Joan Cheverie summarizes the long-awaited opinion released May 11, 2012 in the Georgia State University e-reserves copyright infringement case,…
A Case for Fair Use: The Georgia State Decision (5/15/12): May 18, 2012

This policy brief summarizes the long-awaited opinion released May 11, 2012 in the Georgia State University e-reserves copyright infringement case, and provides analysis of what this means for h…
Higher Education & Entertainment Industry Discuss Implementation of HEOA Peer-to-Peer Provisions, April 2012: April 19, 2012

On April 11, 2012, members of the higher education community and representatives from the entertainment industry met in Washington DC for a one-day bilateral forum jointly sponsored by EDUCAUSE …
Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement: April 4, 2012

On Friday, March 31, 2012, the White House issued its Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement . The 130-page document outlines the Administration’s achievements in and strategi…
Copyrighted music, film, video files: Are they illegal to have on my computer?: March 1, 2012

A Princeton University's Office of Information Technology web site that provides a discussion of P2P file sharing and its relation to federal law and university policies. …
That Was The Year That Was, 2011: January 9, 2012

So, what did the EDUCAUSE Policy group in Washington do in 2011? In general, we did what we've always done: worked closely with our campus constituents to understand and provide assistance…
Copyright Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings: December 30, 2011

The U.S. Copyright Office has issued its report on Federal Copyright Protection for Pre-1972 Sound Recordings. The report, prepared after receiving written and oral input from stakeholders, reco…
Information Technology Rights and Responsibilities: Cornell University's Policy on Sound Recording Piracy: October 6, 2011

Offering full-length sound recordings (e.g. MP3 files) for download without the authorization of the copyright owner is a violation of federal copyright law. This Cornell University policy on so…

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