Fair Use Online Resources
Fair Use Doctrine
See in the American Legal Encyclopedia.
Fair Use Resources in Internet
From http://library.tusculum.edu/links/copyright.htm:
Content Use on Campus: new copyright challenges for senior administrators a Copyright Clearance Center research study provides an overview and statistical report on copyright and use of digital information on U.S. college campuses.
University of Tennessee Libraries
Copyright Office Law on Fair Use
Indiana University Copyright Management Center Fair Use–Borrowed and Captured Media for Instruction
Digital Copyright Slider from the American Library Association
Copyright Clearance Center is the organization to contact if it is determined that use goes beyond that outlined in the above references.
Examples of Fair Use include as quoted from the Copyright Clearance Center “Copyright Basics”:
- Quotation of excerpts in a review or criticism for purposes of illustration or comment.
- Quotation of short passages in a scholarly or technical work for illustration or clarification of the author’s observations.
- Reproduction of material for classroom use where the reproduction was unexpected and spontaneous–for example, where an article in the morning’s paper is directly relevant to that day’s class topic.
- Use in a parody of short portions of the work itself.
- A summary of an address or article, which may include quotations of short passages of the copyrighted work.
RECOMMENDED Fair Use Guidelines and FAQs  from Bridgewater State University.
http://data.memberclicks.com/site/ccumc/MMFUGuidelines.pdf  “A major focus and interest of the Consortium of College & University Media Centers is the matter of Copyright and its context within the profession, intellectual property issues, government regulations, and public policy. In fact, there is a CCUMC committee, Government Regulations and Public Policy, whose charge is to function as an educational resource for the membership regarding regulations and policies affecting educational technology.”
Additional Resources:
Whenever a procedure is as complicated as copyright, there are all sorts of legal and other advisory opinions offered upon it; in this case, the Internet has made the communication of these thoughts both simple in application and complicated through the sheer number of sites to wade through. We have found these sites helpful:
ASCAPÂ Learn more about the copyright, licensing and distribution of all forms of artistic media from American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
NEW: Motion Picture Association of America contains links to companies that provide public performance licensing information.
RECOMMENDED Fair Use Guidelines and FAQs  from Bridgewater State University.
Copyright Clearance Center Academic Resource Center  Designed around user inquiries regarding copyrighted text content in various formats.
Copyright Management Center, at Indiana University, is a leader in the management of copyright issues arising in the creation of original works and in the use of existing copyrighted works for teaching, research, and service. Its director, Kenneth D. Crews, spoke before the ACA several years back leaving a very positive impression. His site provides most important insight on the role of
Copyright in Distance Education and a valuable section on the “Teach Act” of 2002 and its DE implications. This site is HIGHLY recommended for all Professional Studies instructors.
Copyright & Fair Use, from Stanford University Libraries, is quite complete and offers an entire section on current legislation, cases and issues, as well as links to additional Internet resources. The “Fair Use Copyright Reminder” by former Stanford provost Condoleezza Rice has been retained.
“Copyright, or “Copywrong” Resources is a site posted by Dr. George H. Hoemann from UTK’s Department of Distance Education and Independent Study. The sheet was also the basis for a Knox County Schools development workshop in February 2002. It is loaded with a huge number of links relative to “Fair Use” and other copyright issues.
Copyright Bay  a fun interactive game from Saint Francis University to assist in learning about copyright.
Copyright Crash Course, from the University of Texas, makes an interesting use of drop-down menus to provide access to easily-understood copyright discussions. If you have any questions on any of the topics reviewed, check them out at the Copyright Management Center (above).
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998  An 18 page summary of the act from the U.S. Copyright Office.
Cornell Legal Information Institute gives the most detailed legal information on copyright, including links to Federal Judicial Decisions.
IPL2Â offers several referred pages of links with descriptions.
Legal Sources for Online Content  provided by Educause.
Los Angeles Unified School District Copyright Policy is very specific on matters of “fair use”.
Music United has recent links to articles from university publications, online newspapers and open access periodicals.
“Questions and answers on copyright for the campus community” from the National Association of College Stores as recommended by Cliff Hoy, Manager of the TC Bookstore.
Respect Copyrights from the Motion Picture Association of America address the illegal downloading and distribution of movies and television programs.
 TEACH Toolkit Helpful information about the TEACH Act and the exemptions for educators who use digital technologies to share copyrighted digital information, graphics and performances in online courses.
10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained, by web magazine editor Brad Templeton, is according to its author “an attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net…” An interesting presentation to say the least.
Several of our subscription databases provide full-text articles or other resources on copyright. We particularly call to your attention:
ERIC, Access to education documents and journal abstracts dealing with copyright.  See also ProQuest Education Journals, below.
Infotrac from Gale Cengage Learning provide full-text articles.
Sample Articles:
 Thompson, Kate A. “Copyright 101.(about intellectual property or copyright law).“ Learning & Leading with Technology 32.7 (April 2005): 10(3). Expanded Academic ASAP. Thomson Gale. Tusculum College. 23 Oct. 2006.Â
“Copyright resources.” Learning & Leading with Technology 32.7 (April 2005): 22(2). Expanded Academic ASAP. Thomson Gale. Tusculum College. 23 Oct. 2006Â
Dempsey, Joseph. (April 2004) WebWatch: Copyright and Plagiarism. Phi Delta Kappan, 85 (8),630. Retrieved July 7, 2004, from Infotrac Web Expanded Academic ASAP.
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