What are our rights and responsibilities regarding copyright? Explore the following sites to find out...

• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained
• Center for Intellectual Property And Copyright in the Digital Environment
• Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries)
• Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web   (UMUC)
• Copyright Basics: Circular 1 (U.S. Copyright Office)
• Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
• Copyright Crash Course , inlcludes  Copyright Tutorial
• Copyright in Cyberspace
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act (ALA Washington Office)
• Distance Education and the TEACH Act
• Fair Use and Multimedia Web Sites
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Works from CETUS (Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems)
• Fair Use Principles (Endorsed by Maricopa Community College District)
• FairUse Checklist
• FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• Instructional Resources on the Web--Copyright
• Intellectual Property and Copyright (Distance Education Clearinghouse)
• Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Distance Learning
• MCCCD Legal Services Department - Copyright Guidelines
• MCCCD Legal Services Department - Copyright Law and Computer Software
  • District Policy Statement of the Use of Computer Software
• MCCCD Legal Services Department - Intellectual Property
• Performance Rights for Copyrighted Videorecordings
• Q&A on Copyright for the Campus Community  
• Title 17, Copyrights from the U.S. Code. The Copyright Act of 1976 as incorporated in Title 17 of the U.S. Code is the basic law on copyright. The text includes changes made with passage of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.
• U.S. Copyright Office
• Visit to Copyright Bay
• When Works Pass Into The Public Domain (Lolly Gasaway)

Additional Resources:

• Electonic Books in our netLibrary Collection
  • The Copyright Book by Strong, William S. (also available in our print collection)
  • The Copyright Handbook : How to Protect & Use Written Works by Fishman, Stephen.
  • Digital Dilemma
  • Getting Permission by Stim, Richard.
• Print Materials in the Library Collection
  • KF1994 .T36 1999 Commonsense Copyright : A Guide for Educators and Librarians / R.S. Talab
  • KF1022.Z9 F57 2001 The Public Domain: How to Find Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More / by Stephen Fishman
  • KF2994 .C45 2006 The Center for Intellectual Property Handbook
  • KF2994 .J37 1998 The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook
  • KF2995 .B88 2004  Copyright for Teachers and Librarians
  • KF2995 .F53 2006 The Copyright Handbook : How to Protect and Use Written Works
  • [Ref] KF2995 .R87 2004  Complete Copyright : An Everyday Guide for Librarians
  • [Ref] KF3022.Z9 F57 2006 The Public Domain : How to Find & Use Copyright-free writings, music, art & more 
  • KF3030.1 .L58 2006 Digital Copyright
  • KF3030.1.Z9 H644 2005 Copyright in Cyberspace II
  • KF3030.1.Z9 W39 2006 Internet Surf and Turf revealed : the Essential Guide to Copyright, Fair Use and Finding Media 
  • KF3080 .L57 2006  The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook for Librarians and Educators
  • KF1994 .S26 2000 The Illustrated Story of Copyright
  • REF KF 2980 .E44 1999 Patent, Copyright & Trademark / by Stephen Elias
• Search the online Databases that the library subscribes to for articles on copyright, fair use, etc.