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Copyright in Education

The resources on this page have been collected to provide basic information about U.S. copyright laws and regulations. INFOhio does not provide legal advice. Links lead to commercial and other non-INFOhio sites. INFOhio does not guarantee the reliability of links to these sites. Some sites may include advertising and e-commerce.

General Tips | General resources | Teacher/Librarian resources | Student resources | Administrator resources

General Tips

Copyright and Fair Use Tip Sheet. General guidelines from INFOhio's Research Project Calculator. [PDF 2 pgs]

Educational Multimedia Guidelines Tip Sheet. Guidance for the use, without permission, of portions of lawfully acquired copyrighted works for student multimedia productions. Examples include text, motion media, illustrations, music, Internet, numerical data sets, copying and distribution limitations and more. From INFOhio's Research Project Calculator. [PDF 2 pgs]

Permission to Use Copyrighted Resources Tip Sheet. Includes a sample permission letter. From INFOhio's Research Project Calculator. [PDF 2 pgs]

General resources

Copyright. U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Copyright Crash Course. Georgia K. Harper. The University of Texas Libraries, 2007.

Copyright in General. Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University Libraries/Information Services.

Guidelines for Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming for Educational Purposes. Center for Teaching and Learning, Wright State University.

Is It Protected by Copyright? (For Works First Published in the U.S.A.) Michael Brewer and the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy, 2007.

United States Copyright Law: A Guide for Music Educators. National Association for Music Education. 

When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain. Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina.
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Teacher/Librarian resources

Copying Right and Copying Wrong With Web 2.0 Tools in the Teacher Education and Communications Classrooms. Ewa McGrail, Georgia State University, and J. Patrick McGrail, Jacksonville State University. From Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2010.

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers. Technology & Learning. [PDF 2 pgs]

Copyright and the Classroom. Copyright Alliance Education Foundation. Includes YouTube version of Copyright in the Classroom video [12:32 min.]

Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning. Renee Hobbs, Media Education Lab, Temple University School of Communications and Theater.

Creativity in the Classroom. National Association for Music Education. "Developed by MENC: The National Association for Music Education with the generous support of the ASCAP Foundation and the cooperation of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Schools Boards Association, the U.S. Register of Copyrights and the American Bar Association."

Fair Use Evaluator. Michael Brewer and the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy, 2008.

How Much Do You Know About Copyright? Copyright Alliance Education Foundation, 2010. Ten-question quiz with answer key. [PDF 2 pgs]

Know Your Copy Rights: Using Copyrighted Works in Academic Settings. Association of Research Libraries.

Libraries and Copyright. Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University Libraries/Information Services.

Library of Classroom Curricula. Copyright Alliance Education Foundation. "Curriculum designed to help incorporate copyright lessons into classroom plans."

Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians. U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress, 2009. "Basic information on some of the most important legislative provisions and other documents dealing with reproduction by librarians and educators."  [PDF 24 pgs]

Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Code; Reproductions by Libraries or Archives for Their Users, for Replacement or for Preservation. Michael Brewer and the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy, 2007.

Streaming of Films for Educational Purposes. Issue Brief prepared for the Library Copyright Alliance, 2010. [PDF 8 pgs]

Teaching Copyright. Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Lessons and ideas for opening your classroom up to discussion, letting your students express their ideas and concerns, and then guiding your students toward an understanding of the boundaries of copyright law."

10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained. Brad Templeton, 2008.

TRAILS: Tools for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills. Kent State University Libraries. "TRAILS is a knowledge assessment with multiple-choice questions targeting a variety of information literacy skills based on 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th grade standards." Includes questions to assess a student's understanding of "the concept of intellectual property (especially copyright, fair use, and plagiarism)."

Using Materials From the Internet: What Are the Rules? Georgia K. Harper. The Copyright Crash Course, The University of Texas System, 2004.
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Student resources

B4UCopy Quiz. Young Minds Inspired, Business Software Alliance, 2007. "Here's a chance to find out how much you really know about the rules of copyright and the risks of Illegal copies. Just click True or False to learn the answers."

Copyright: BriefNOTES for Students. Heartland Area Education Agency, 2010. [PDF 4 pgs]

Copyright Guidelines for SchoolTube. National Association for Music Education. 

Copyright Kids. Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Resources for kids, parents and teachers.

Respect Copyrights. Motion Picture Association of America. Includes FAQs and a list of legal online movie and television sites.

Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright. Library of Congress. Four videos that explain the basics of U.S. copyright law.
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Administrator resources

Administrator Scenario Checklist. Hall Davidson, 2005. Explains permissible uses for 20 technologies, possible violations and violation remedies. [MS Word 3 pgs]

Copyright Primer for Administrators. Hall Davidson, 2005. [MS Word 4 pgs]
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