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| Fair Use: | Videorecording |
| Intellectual Property & Copyright | |
| Copyright Information for WCU | Current Information: Blogs, Lists etc. |
Copyright Law
Copyright Basics
http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Provides information on the U.S. copyright law.
Title 17 of the U. S. Code
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/
This is the law on copyright.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:h.r.2281.enr:
The DMCA was passed by Congress in 1998 and became Public Law (P.L.) 105-304. The site provides the full text of the law.
What are the effects of this law on me?
- With the DMCA it is illegal to access copyrighted works that are protected by technological measures (passwords, encryption, etc.). Read about the American Library Association (ALA) Anti-Circumvention Rule
- It regulates the use of copyrighted material for distance education. Read about the American Library Association's (ALA) article Distance Education and the TEACH Act
- It changed the way libraries can reproduce for preservation purposes.
- It changed the way libraries offer Internet access. The Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) was established to safeguard libraries and library users.
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
The Copyright Term Extension. This act became Public Law (P.L.) 105-298 on October 27, 1998.
What are the effects of this law on me?
With the enactment of the Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998, the term of protection for copyrighted works created after January 1, 1978 is for the author's life plus 70 years. Look at the Chart of Works in the Public Domain. This is an easy to use chart that tells you when a work passes into the public domain.
The TEACH Toolkit: an Online Resource for Understanding Copyright and Distance Education
Provides a summary and the text of The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act, Public Law 105-304). The site provides the full text of the law.
What are the effects of this law on me?
Regulates the transmissions of performances and displays of copyrighted materials as they are used in distance education/online classes.
Fair Use
Fair Use Fact Sheet
From the U.S. Copyright Office.
Fair Use Guidelines for Classroom Reproduction
Can be found in Circular 21 pg 7. (PDF format: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf)
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Use of Music
Can be found in Circular 21 pg 9. (PDF format: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf)
Images
Digital Images and Copyright
This website provides tips for identifying free digital images available from the Internet and for finding copyright statements that may restrict the use of some images.
Music
Music Publishers' Association Copyright Resource Center
Provides information for researching the copyright holder or publisher of a piece of music and forms for obtaining permission from the publisher to arrange a piece of music or make copies of out-of-print music.
The United States Copyright Law: A Guide for Music Educators
Has a list of frequently asked questions.
Music Publisher's Association of the US has a list of resources about copyright and music.
Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians
From the Music Library Association. The guide includes frequently asked questions and the MPA's statement on the Copyright Law and Fair Use in Music.
Videorecording
The Wisconsin Department of Education has a useful site about Videorecordings and Copyrights
Intellectual Property and Copyright
Intellectual Property and Copyright. UNCA has a web site about intellectual property and copyright information.
Copyright Information for WCU
Western Carolina University is covered for performances under the following licenses:
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), BMI and SESAC Under these licenses copyright of musical attractions are covered.
Musical attractions include: concerts, shows, recitals, dances and other similar performances.
If you are not sure if you can use a song in a production, videotape and sell a performance, or make material available to an online course, please read the information provided by the WCU office of legal counsel, or contact them directly if you have further questions (phone: 828 227 7116).
Current Information: Blogs, Lists etc.
Collectanea
Blog by Georgia Harper on Intellectual Property
Coalition for Networked Information
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to support the advancement of scholarly communication.
Copyright Advisory Network Forum
Supported by the American Library Association Office for Technology Policy the site offers a series of blogs and information about copyright.
Online Forum On Intellectual Property in the Information Age
Hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) the site encourages an open debate on issues related to intellectual property.