Copyright Information
As a member of the University's faculty, staff, or student body, it is important that you become aware of the many issues surrounding copyright laws, including fair use and copyright infringement. There have been lots of changes and developments in this area, especially regarding to the World Wide Web and other technological and multimedia applications.
Faculty should be aware of "fair use" guidelines as they apply to material being used for educational purposes. Part of fair use is restricting the audience for the copyrighted material to just members of the class it is being used in. This is especially important when you are putting fair use material on a Web site. Information Technology has created a Web-based tool that will help you restrict all or part of your site to help you fulfill fair use guidlines. Please read the Web Protection FAQ to see if this applies to you.
- The University of Alabama Copyright Statement
- Applies to using material copyrighted by the University and to using material copyrighted by others
- Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
- Established by the US Congress in 1996
- Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
- (pdf) Circular from the US Copyright Office
- Copyright Basics
- Circular from the US Copyright Office
- 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
- by Brad Templeton. This has been on the Web for a long time, and is very well written and concise.
- The UT System Crash Course on Copyright
- from the University of Texas. Also includes plenty of good off-site links.
- General Information about Copyrights
- from the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson LLP
- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
- (pdf) Summary from the US Copyright Office
- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- "Highlights of New Copyright Provision Establishing Limitation of Liability for Online Service Providers" from the Law Offices of Lutzger & Lutzger LLP, Washington, D.C.
- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- additional information and links from Educause Current Issues
- The Copyright Website
- Portal with extensive information on copyright law as it relates to technology
- The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act
- New Copyright Law for Distance Education: The Meaning and Importance of the TEACH Act
- The 411 on Copyright for Net Photos
- by Kathleen Brockel. Advice for photographers and Net users
- Copyright on the Internet
- by Thomas G. Field, Jr.
- Web Law FAQ
- from the law firm of Oppedahl & Larson LLP
- Software & Information Industry Association: SPA Anti-Piracy
- Provides both education and enforcement for professionals and the public.