Copyright and Fair Use

Keeping It Legal - Copyright & Fair Use

Links to resources online that provide guidance about what you need to know about using copyright materials in your course.

This site is developed for University of Texas System faculty, but non-UT faculty are also very welcome to consider this resource. Written in "plain English" this site provides a straight-forward overview of the subject and also provides a wealth of links to other good resources on the Web.

Features a Copyright Quickguide! for educators.

Creative Commons

From their website: Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. You can use CC to change your copyright terms from "All Rights Reserved" to "Some Rights Reserved." We're a nonprofit organization. Everything we do - including the software we create - is free. Creative Commons also provides a library of materials that are available for free use by educators for educational endeavors.

American Library Association's Overview of the TEACH Act for Distance Education

This ALA article provides an overview of the recent (2002) TEACH act and a discussion of implications for distance education programs.

Stanford University's Fair Use & Copyright Site

This site provides in-depth resources on all aspects of copyright and fair use as related to education.