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 Andrea Ramirez, 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.