Www.arl.org/bm~doc/code-of-best-practices-fair-use.pdf. Www.copyright.com/media/pdfs/Using-Electronic-Reserves.pdf. Copyright Blogs: Top Copyright Blawgs - Justia. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries. Embed imageView/download PDFThe Association of Research Libraries (ARL) presents the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (PDF), a clear and easy-to-use statement of fair and reasonable approaches to fair use developed by and for librarians who support academic inquiry and higher education. The Code was developed in partnership with the Center for Social Media and the Washington College of Law at American University. In dozens of interviews with veteran research and academic librarians, the researchers learned how copyright law comes into play as interviewees performed core library functions. Then, in a series of small group discussions held with library policymakers around the country, the research team developed a consensus approach to applying fair use.
The Code deals with such common questions in higher education as: When and how much copyrighted material can be digitized for student use? And should video be treated the same way as print? Thinking Through Fair Use. The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance. New Roles, Rules and Responsibilities for Academic Institutions Signed by President Bush on November 2, 2002, the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act was the product of discussion and negotiation among academic institutions, publishers, library organizations and Congress. It offered many improvements over previous regulations, specifically by amending sections 110(2) and 112(f) of the U.S.
Copyright Act. The following overview of the TEACH Act seeks to balance the perspectives of both copyright owners and content users, and provide guidance for today's academic institutions. A Brief Guide to TEACH Although copyright law generally treats digital and non-digital copyright-protected works in a similar manner, special digital uses, such as online distance learning and course management systems, require special attention. Under TEACH: Instructors may use a wider range of works in distance learning environments.
Introduction - Copyright and Scholarship. Copyright is a set of rights provided by the laws of the United States(Title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” includingliterary, dramatic, musical, artistic, audiovisual and certain other works, including software. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works that are fixed in a tangible medium. Copyright does not protect ideas; it protects the expression of ideas. The law gives the owner of copyright the following exclusive rights: • To reproduce the work (i.e. to make copies); • To prepare derivative works (i.e. to make a movie from a book or to translate a work into another language); • To distribute copies publicly; • To perform the work publicly (i.e. a play or movie); • To display the work publicly; and • In the case of sound recordings, to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission.
The owner of the copyright may transfer all or part of these rights to others. See the section on Author Rights.
Frequently Asked Questions. I would like my students to read a wide range of material that is not in one textbook. What are the options? There are several good ways to provide access to course materials for your students. The best option depends on the material itself. Placing books or other physical materials on reserve at one of the UW Libraries' reserve units works best for optional readings, small classes, or when the selections are fairly short. It does not work well when 50 students are competing for one book during a short period of time. E-reserves work best for a small number of short readings.
Course packs work best for long readings, a large number of readings, or repeated use of non-licensed, copyrighted materials. What about my syllabus, class notes, tests and papers? As long as you own the copyright you can place material on library reserves or electronic reserves. What are economics of electronic reserves and course packs? Course packs are extremely fast and easy for students.
Copyright in Teaching - Copyright and Fair Use Guildelines at UTSA - Research Guides at University of Texas at San Antonio. Exceptions for Instructors U.S. Copyright Law. The U.S. Copyright Code provides for the educational use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright holder under certain conditions. To find out if your intended use meets the requirements set out in the law, use this free, online tool. [disclaimer] This tool can also help you collect information detailing your educational use and provide you with a summary in PDF format. [example] This tool is valid for those uses that meet the requirements and which take place within the United States. In other countries, the copyright law of those countries is in effect. THIS TOOL IS:Intended as a source of information for educators & others to better understand the educational exemptions available in the U.S. THIS TOOL IS NOT: A source of legal advice.
A legal copy is one that was legally obtained (purchased from a reputable vendor, checked out from a library, etc.). "Mediated" here means that the course has an instructor involved in directing it. The TEACH Act. The TEACH Act Intro | Section 110(2) | Checklist | TEACH Act Toolkit Introduction Copyright law provides educators with a separate set of rights in addition to fair use, to display (show) and perform (show or play) others' works in the classroom. These rights are in Section 110(1) of the Copyright Act and apply to any work, regardless of the medium. Until recently, however, when the classroom was remote, the law's generous terms for face-to-face teaching in Section 110(1) shrank dramatically in Section 110(2) -- some would say to the vanishing point!
These severe limitations on what could be performed in distance education received lots of attention. The Copyright Office prepared its report and recommended significant changes. The TEACH Act expands the scope of educators' rights to perform and display works and to make the copies integral to such performances and displays for digital distance education, making the rights closer to those we have in face-to-face teaching. 1. Conditions: 1. A. The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance. What are "e-reserves"? The term "e-reserves"—short for "electronic reserves"—is commonly used to describe course readings that are digitized and made available on an academic department or library network site to students enrolled in the class, who usually each need a password to access the readings and then may download and print their own copies.
Unlike traditional paper reserves, posting readings in e-reserves always requires making copies of the original materials, and e-reserve systems typically make the readings available simultaneously to all students in the class, anywhere or anytime they choose. For copyright purposes, how do e-reserves differ from printed course packs? Where the readings made available in an e-reserve system substitute for a printed course pack, nothing distinguishes e-reserves from course packs in terms of basic copyright treatment.
Do publishers oppose the use of e-reserves? How do I get permission to use copyrighted content for e-reserves?