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Books on Copyright & Fair Use

FYI: Other Copyright Resources

Copyright, Fair Use & Libraries
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Resources & Online Tools

Below I have pulled out several key sites or tools from different sites.

Public Domain Slider
Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses
Fair Use Checklist
From Crews, KD (Columbia U) and Buttler, DK (U of Louisville).
Fair Use Evaluator
Thinking Through Fair Use from U MN
Exceptions for Instructors
FAQ from Copyright.gov
ALA Copyright - Main Page
International Copyright
Visual Resource Association Copyright & Intellectual Property Resources
Also has a Digital Image Rights Computator.

FYI: Other Copyright Resources

Purdue Library, Copyright Overview
Stanford: The Permission Process
Association of Research Libraries, Copyright & Intellectual Property Policies
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States 1 January 2005
Includes comments about some internationally produced works.
Copyright History
Curious how copyright developed and helped further the spread of information? This provides a brief history of key legal steps.
Copyright Basics (Gov)
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Videos
From the Center for Social Media at the School of Communication, American University.

Copyright Best Practices

Books on Copyright & Fair Use

Copyright Clarity : How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning by Renee Hobbs
ISBN: 141298159X
Publication Date: 2010-04-07
Request this book from another UC library.
Reclaiming Fair Use : how to put balance back in copyright by Patricia Aufderheide; Peter Jaszi
Call Number: KF3020 .A944 2011
ISBN: 0226032280
Publication Date: 2011
Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators by Kenneth D. Crews
Call Number: KF2995 .C74 2012
ISBN: 0838910920
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic & Research Libraries by Academic & Research Libraries
Publication Date: 2012
A PDF from the ARL.
Getting Permission : How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off by Richard Stim
Call Number: KF3002 .S75 2007
ISBN: 1413305180
Publication Date: 2007

Books from UC San Diego Library's Collection.

Copyright, Fair Use & the Library, from ARL