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Copyright and the Web
- Copyright Alliance Education Foundation
This Website helps educators answer common copyright questions and provides a number of documents related to copyright in schools. - Copyright Issues for Educators: 10 things everyone should know
This PowerPoint presentation by Virgil E. Varvel Jr. from the Illinois Online Network describes issues related to copyright ownership, factors of fair use, and the concepts of "royalty free" and "public domain". (2003) - Copyright Crash Course
This tutorial from the University of Texas System describes copyright issues related to multimedia. There is an extensive link of resources at the end of the tutorial. (2001) - Copyright and Fair Use
This website from the Stanford University Libaries provides extensive information about copyright and fair use. Some of the highlights include a copyright overview, resource lists and current legislation. (2005) - Fair Use in Copyright
The Bitlaw website presents topics related to technology law, including fair use in copyright. The site provides examples and discusses first amendment issues. (2005) - Fair Use Project from Stanford Law School
The FUP was founded to provide legal support to a range of projects designed to clarify the boundaries of "fair use" to enhance creative freedom. - Bound by Law? Tales from the public domain
This publication from Duke Law presents information about the concept of public domain in comic book format. (2006) - Whose Words - Who owns student posts?
This Pointer and Clicker article from Virgil E. Varvel Jr. of the Illinois Online Network (ION) describes information about copyright specifically related to online posts. The article discusses the difference between owning a work and owning a copyright to a work. (2001)
