Copyright Links
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• Sample Permission Letters. Samples of letters used for obtaining permission from a copyright owner from Indiana University. Includes sample language to use for a wide variety of material, including handouts, audio-visual material, and electronic materials.
• Sample Agreement for the Production of Distance Learning Course Materials (sample Agreement between a Department or School and an instructor) from Indiana University. Includes also a sample cover letter.
• Sample Vendor Agreement (in Word format). A generic vendor agreement that contains Work for Hire and other copyright clauses.
• Copyrightable Instructional Materials. Information on ownership of instructional materials from the University of Wisconsin.
• Copyright & Fair Use in the Classroom, Internet, and Web. This site from Maryland University College includes general information, as well as a very useful review of guidelines for using images and computer programs.
• Reproducing Pictures, Photos, Photographs, or Photography. Outlines some legal traps involving copyright and images, particularly for using images on a websites.
• Corporate Training and Online Education. Articles about copyright and fair use issues, including rights regarding the work of students, school policies, and fair use in online courses.
• Educators, Technology, and the Law. Simple question-and-answer site addressing software, videos, and the Internet.
• Copyright Law for Distance Learning. University of Texas System
• Lawful Uses of Protected Works. IPSE - Information on copyright and distance education
• Fair Use and Multimedia. Information from the copyright and fair use site at Stanford on the use of multimedia.

• An Introduction to Fair Use. Site by the University of St. Francis on various topics related to fair use, including tutorials and a self-quiz.
• Fair Use Information for Educators and Students. The State University of New York at Albany has compiled guidelines for fair use of copyrighted works by educators and students. 
• Fair Use: Overview and Meaning for Higher Education. Indiana University

• U.S. Copyright Office Guidelines. Guidelines for fair use by educators and students, including sections on frequently asked questions, publications, international copyright issues, pending changes, and many other topics. 
• 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained. A reference on common copyright myths.
• The Crash Course in Copyright. From the University of Texas, this quick course offers background, helpful advice, and links. 
• Copyright Management Center. Wide variety of resources about copyright in general and its importance to higher education from Indiana University-Purdue University.
• Copyright & Fair Use site at Stanford. Including links to laws and standards and the current status of pending copyright actions.
• Intellectual Property and Copyright Use Collection. An index of copyright resources from the American Distance Education Consortium.
• The Copyright Website. A site by a corporate attorney with a special interest in intellectual property, this presents a well-organized introduction to copyright fundamentals and cases.
• Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment. Discussion from The Pew Learning and Technology Symposium (February 2000) examining issues arising from the commercialization of the work of professors and universities, including recommendations for developing university policy.

• Coalition CNI-COPYRIGHT Forum. This forum on general copyright issues features an open archive of previous postings, as well as the opportunity to join the list.
• LIBLICENSE-L Mailing List. This is a moderated list from the Yale University Library, Commission on Preservation & Access and the Council on Library Resources that is designed for the discussion of issues related to the licensing of digital information by academic and research libraries.