Copyright Information

Skidmore College Documents

Copyright Policy
Adopted by the Information Resources Council, this document describes the copyright restrictions governing print, audio, computer materials, and distance learning resources.

Copyright Infringement Notification
Contact information for copyright owners wishing to send a statutory notice to Skidmore College. 

Directories/Databases

Copyright Issues Online
Good collection of copyright resources on the Web.

Law About...Copyright
From Cornell's Legal Information Institute. Terrific overview, with links to the relevent law.

UT System Crash Course in Copyright
From the University of Texas System. Online tutorial in copyright issues.

Copyright Law

Copyright Law of the United States of America
Title 17 and related laws in PDF or text. From the US Copyright Office.

United States Copyright Office
Includes key publications, links to copyright laws, copyright records and more. 

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Fair Use Guidelines

Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance (Copyright Clearance Center)
Guidelines from an "intermediary between copyright holders and content users."

CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use (Association of Research Libraries site)
Links to the CONFU Final Report (Nov. 1998) and CONFU Interim Report (Dec. 1996) CONFU Joint Statement

Copyright Issues: Multimedia and Internet Resources
Take a moment to look at this well-organized and informative site from the University of Texas - Austin.

Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Includes sections on 'Limitations' and 'Examples of When Permission is Required.'  (UT-Austin)

Fair Use of Copyrighted Works
A pamphlet by CETUS (Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems).

Public Domain

Copyright Term Chart
Learn when works come into the public domain. Chart created by Peter B. Hirtle, Cornell.

Creative Commons
With a Creative Commons license you allow others to copy and distribute your work under your own conditions.

Science Commons: Scholar's Copyright Addendum Engine
Helps you generate a PDF form that you can attach to a journal publisher's copyright agreement to ensure that you retain certain rights.

Requesting Copyright Permission

How to Request Copyright Permission from Publishers
Guidelines from the Association of American Publishers

Standard Permission Request Form for Classroom Use
Guidelines from the Association of American Publishers

Tips to Consider When Requesting Permission to Use Copyrighted Literary Works
Guidelines from the Association of American Publishers

Online Reference Sources - Publishing
Scribner Library's resource page for locating publishers.

SPECIFIC TOPICS:

Art & Music Copyright

Honor Web Artists!
The sites on this page provide information on issues related to bandwidth, linking to images, and thievery. Some also include copyright and fair use guidance, legal help, graphics protection software information, hints for preparing graphics, and links to other pertinent sites.

Public Domain Music
"A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music."

Musicunited
Industry site dealing with the illegal reproduction and distribution of music.

Musopen
Free public domain music.

World Wide Web Copyright

Cyberlaw Encyclopedia
Directory of legal issues in cyberspace.

Susan Zappen
szappen@skidmore.edu
Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College
http://www.skidmore.edu/library/onlineref/copyright.htm
Last updated: December 20, 2007 (JC)