Copyright Resources
All about Copyright, here are a number of links for Teachers and School Librarians/Media Coordinators.
United States Copyright Office
Here is the main page that has been created with the desire to serve the copyright community of creators and users, as well as the general public. http://www.copyright.gov/
U..S. Copyright – Basic questions and answers. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
U.S. Copyright – Fair Use direct link. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
Circular21 - Copyright for Educators and Librarians
This 24-page booklet in pdf format contains information for teachers and librarians dealing with the reproduction of copyrighted works and includes information about the number of copies, the length of a reproduction and lots of other good information. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf
Copyright Bay
A great site for teachers to understand fair use practices in the classroom and in non-traditional settings. http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/copyrightbay/
Taking the Mystery out of Copyright
This feature at the Library of Congress’ Learning Page is a great way to get your students thinking about copyright. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/copyrightmystery/
Copyright on the Web - Cyberbee
Here is an interactive activity to teach your students about copyright issues. It was developed by a now-retired Library Media Specialist, Linda Joseph of Columbus, Ohio. http://www.cyberbee.com/cb_copyright.swf
10 Big Myths about Copyright
Brad Templeton responds to common myths about copyright. http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html
Fair Use Overview
From Stanford University. How do the courts look at fair use? Here are summaries of a number of fair use cases. http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter9/9-c.html
What is Common Knowledge? What is the Public Domain?
This site, from Cy-Fair College in Cypress, Texas answers these questions and more. http://www.cyfaircollege.com/Templates/Content.aspx?pid=29196#common
More Questions and Answers
This site has a few questions and answers - ones that did NOT come up in our workshops. http://www.beckercopyright.com/id13.html
Adventure of the American Mind
For information about teaching with primary resources, learning activities, useful links and more, go to our national AAM program web site. http://www.aamprogram.org
Library of Congress
The premiere site for primary resources, teaching and learning as well as copyright info. www.loc.gov
The AAM program is made available through a Library of Congress grant funded by the U.S. Congress.