Copyright and You

Keep COPYRIGHT Issues in Mind When . . .

• you select materials for use in your course website or class handouts.

  Consider what is "fair use" (and what is not) in the classroom and on your website.

  • Guidelines for Classroom Copying of Books and Periodicals - University of Texas
  • Guidelines for the Inclusion of Copyrighted Materials on Course Web Pages - Cornell University

• you compile a Course Pack . . .

  You may find it useful to work through a service (such as XanEdu's Digital and Print Publishing Services for Faculty), which, for a fee, will find the articles you need and handle payment of royalties.

  Questions? Contact Douglas Carlsen, Director of the Book Store, Reid Campus Center, x5274.

• wish to place class materials on library reserve.

  Consult with Bill Huntington, Circulation Supervisor, Penrose Library, x5192.

• incorporate films and video (including off-air tapings) in your course.

  Consider what is "fair use" of films and video for instruction and what is a "public performance." Don't assume that if a videotape has been purchased by the institution, its okay to show it anywhere on campus to any group. For information and discussion, see
  

  • Performance Rights for Copyrighted Videorecordings - State of Wisconsin
  • Video and Copyright - American Library Association
  • Frequently Asked Film and Video Copyright Questions - UC Berkeley

  To organize a public viewing, you may want to work through a commercial licensing agency, such as Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., Motion Picture Licensing Corporation or Criterion Pictures.

  Further questions on video/film showings? Contact Conferences and Events, x5251; or George Theo, Director of Student Activities, x5367.

General Information on Copyright and Intellectual Property issues:

• Copyright Information - Whitman College
• Crash Course in Copyright - University of Texas
• Law about Copyright: an overview - Cornell University

For futher question or comments, please contact Keiko Pitter at x5748.