Why is copyright important to you? Scope of copyright: What works are protected by copyright?
Eligibility for copyright: what is an "original work of authorship"?
Eligibility for copyright: What is "fixed in a tangible medium of expression"?
What works are not protected by copyright?
More works that cannot be copyrighted: U.S. government works
Formalities and duration: Formalities of copyright: copyright notice and registration
More about the formalities of copyright
How long do copyrights last? duration question
How long do copyrights last? Unpublished works
Owners and rights: Who owns the copyright? General rule and some exceptions
Who owns the copyright? Joint copyright ownership
Who owns the copyright? Exceptions, assignment, and institutional policies
Expanding rights of copyright owners
Rights of the copyright owner: reproduction and distribution
Rights of the copyright owner: Derivative works
Rights of the copyright owner: Public performance and display
Exceptions to the rights of owners
Fair use: Fair use: What exactly is it?
Learning about fair use: Start with the statute
First two factors of fair use: Purpose of the use and nature of the copyright work
Factors of fair use: Amount of work used and effect on the market
Fair use in courts: Quoting from copyrighted works
Fair use in courts: Photocopying for education
Fair use in the courts: More about photocopying and reproduction for education
Fair use and unpublished works
Experimenting with fair use: Moving from print to the Internet
Making sense of fair use: What about fair-use "guidelines"?
Making sense of fair use: Fair use guidelines and one university's response
Special exceptions: Displays and performances in distance learning
Library copying: Statutory provision of its own
Library copying: Copies to keep and copies to preserve
Library copying: Copy machines in the library
Looking ahead: Copyright and new technologies: Computer software
Copyright and new technologies: World wide web
Requesting permission from the copyright owner
Liability for copyright infringement
What is at stake in an infringement action?
Selected provisions from the U.S. copyright act
Summary of the digital millennium copyright act
Summary of the U.S. copyright office report on distance education
Copyright notices for supervised library copying: Updated information for library services
Supplemental reading list 1998-2000.
