Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual property rights arises frequently if you or your students conduct research, incorporate another's document (of any type) or publish on the Web. Here are some resources that can help you and your students.

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Copyright Office Frequently Asked Questions

The U.S. Copyright Office has information on copyrights and fair use for the United States.

Copyright Law and You!

Tara Miller has created a great video aimed at middle school students. It looks at the history of copyright law, gives examples of fair use and describes "Public Domain".

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XES6jSAzxmk

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Is Copyright and Permissions getting in the way of educating?

An interesting article exploring what is and is not Fair Use, having students get permission of the Copyright holders, and "what to do when THE SHOW MUST GO ON."

YouTube Copyright School

Where Russell learns some valuable lessons about copyright.

While the video is aimed at YouTube copyright issues, it brings up a number of copyright issues common across all forms of communication. Makes a great introductory video.

YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzDjH1-9Ns

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10 Big Myths about copyright explained

Brad Templeton explores what could be the 10 biggest excuses for "appropriating" copyright material.

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Public Domain Images - What is allowed and what is not?

Public domain images are considered to be free of copyrights. Consequently, such images may be used freely for any application. But that is not necessarily true. This articles looks at things like implied endorsements, model releases and the difference between editorial and commercial use.

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How To Cite and Document On-Line Sources

The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides acceptable formats for citing cite online sources.

They suggest that it is always a good idea to maintain personal copies of electronic information, when possible. It is good practice to print or save web pages or, better, create an Acrobat .pdf copies of your source material so you always have your own copies for future reference.