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Copyright Law for Faculty

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The following resources are available for further information on Copyright and Fair use:

Association of American Publishers Copyright Committee
http://www.publishers.org/abouta/copy/copyeducation.htm

The Conference on Fair Use: Final Report to the Commissioner on the Conclusion of the Conference on Fair Use
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/confu/confurep.htm

Using Software: A Guide to the Ethical and Legal Use of Software for Members of the Academic Community. January 1992
http://www.ifla.org/documents/infopol/copyright/educom.txt

U. S. Copyright Office. Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians, Circular 21, rev. June 1998.
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ21.pdf

The following books are on cataloged on ChesCat and are available for you to borrow.

Crews, Kenneth D. Copyright Essentials for Librarians and Educators. Chicago: American Library Association, 2000.

Halbert, Debora J. Intellectual Property in the Information Age.: the Politics of Expanding Ownership Rights. Westport, Ct.: Quorum Books, 1999.

Hawke, Constance S. Computer and Internet Use on Campus: a Legal Guide to Issues of Intellectual Property, Free Speech, and Privacy. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Hilton, James L. and James G. Neal. "Responding to Intellectual Property and Legal Issues." Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning: Leading And Supporting the Transformation on Your Campus. Eds. Carole A. Barone and Paul R. Hagner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Litman, Jessica. Digital Copyright. Amherst, N. Y.: Prometheus Books, 2000.

Sinofsky, Esther R. A copyright Primer for Educational and Industrial Media Producers. Washington, D. C.: Association for Educational Communications And Technology, 1994.

Strong, William S. The Copyright Book: a Practical Guide. Cambridge, Ma.:MIT Press, 1999.

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