Edgewood College Copyright Policy
Copyright Links
TEACH Act
The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002 Although written for distance education the law has implications for the gamut of digital environments.
American Library Association TEACH Act - Includes legislative history and interpretations.
Teach Act Toolkit - Resource for understanding copyright and distance education from the North Carolina State University.
Teach Act Finally Becomes Law - From the University of Texas.
Digital Law Online - comprehensive site particularly good for questions about software and copyright - go to the table of contents where the topics are hypertext links to specific sections; also searchable
Copyright & Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries links to primary sources and helpful interpretations of many copyright issues
Crash Course in Copyright - University of Texas website
Educator's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright - background and a quiz from Tech Learning also has links to information for technology coordinators
Fair Use Sites:
Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors - Part of the Fair Use Overview from Stanford includes this explanation of each of the four factors and several scenarios.
Four Factor Fair Use Test - The University of Texas offers rules of thumb for determining fair use.
Checklist for Fair Use (PDF) - from the University of Louisville.
Permission Letter Sites:
Sample permission letters - Kent State University links to other colleges' sample letters.
Sample letter requesting permission - from the University of Texas Austin