Copyright Issues for Educators

Here are some resources to help navigate the sometimes confusing issue of copyright specifically related to classroom use. All links open external sites in a new browser window.

Copyright for Teachers and School Librarians
http://users.mhc.edu/facultystaff/awalter//Brim site/index.html

Prepared by AAM program staff at Mars Hill College, this site contains a wealth of information about copyright use in the K-12 school setting based on our 8-year AAM program experience in Western North Carolina. Users may view short video clips on different copyright topics presented by John C. Brim, Section Chief for the Resources Development and Evaluation Services Instructional Technology Division of the NC Department of Public Instruction.

U.S. Copyright Office (main page)
http://www.copyright.gov/

For general information about copyright, call the Copyright Public Information Office at (202) 707-3000. The TTY number is (202) 707-6737.

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work

Education World - The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use (main page)
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml

Read Education World's five-part series on copyright, fair use, and new technologies:

• Part 1: Copyrights and Copying Wrongs
• Part 2: Is Fair Use a License to Steal?
• Part 3: Copyright Law and New Technologies
• Part 4: Applying Fair Use to New Technologies
• Part 5: District Liability and Teaching Responsibility

Other Copyright Web Sites

• University of Texas Crash Course on Copyright
  http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright
• Copyright and Education
  http://www.kasunic.com
• Copyright and Libraries
  http://www.lawlibrary.com
• Copyright Guidelines for Administrators by Hall Davidson
  http://www.techlearning.com/copyrightguide/index.php

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