Web Resources

American Association of University Professors: statements by the Special Committee on Distance Education and Intellectual Property, May /June 1999.
Copyright, Libraries, and the Public (American Library Association, Office of Information Technology Policy). Information on copyright basics and guidance on fair use and copyright issues relating to the library, learning, research and the internet.
CLA (Canadian Library Association) Resources – Copyright Information. Excellent site for Canadian, American, British, and international copyright information.
Center for Intellectual Property (University of Maryland). Links to current issues including UCITA, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, and a Powerpoint Presentation on faculty ownership of material developed for distance education courses.
Computers and Copyright: A Bibliography (Center for Instructional Technology of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; updated to 1997).
Copyown (University of Maryland): A resource on copyright for the higher education community.
Copyright: an overview (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University) Federal material, international material and other references.
Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries) Primary materials, current legislation and cases, resources on the internet, overview of copyright law.
Copyright Information: an Introduction (University of Michigan Libraries) News, statutes and legal information, guidelines, FAQ's and resources.
Copyright Management Center (Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis). An extensive site that includes information on library issues.
Crash Course on Copyright at the University of Texas (September 1999)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Educause) Links to the DMCA, also includes summaries and commentaries on the act.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Status and Analysis (Association of Research Libraries, updated June 27, 2000) Includes online service provider compliance, distance education and preservation issues.
Intellectual Property Rights Help Desk: "A free informative service about intellectual property (copyright, patents, trademarks, etc.) in Europe." In English, French and German.
Report on Copyright and Digital Distance Education. (U.S. Copyright Office). PDF file – requires Adobe Acrobat.
Who Owns Online Courses and Course Materials?: Intellectual Property Policies for a New Learning Environment, Carol Twigg (Pew Memorial Trust, 2000).