U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright Law of the United States and related laws contained in Title 17 of the United States Code. Complete version in PDF or individual chapters.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. Free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work — on conditions of your choice. CC licenses let you easily change your copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “some rights reserved.” Creative Commons licenses are not an alternative to copyright. They work alongside copyright and enable you to modify your copyright terms to best suit your needs.
Copyright Crash Course
University of Texas Libraries presents the Copyright Crash Course Online Tutorial. It will help you learn about how ownership of copyrighted materials works, what is fair use and when and how to get permission to use someone else's materials.
University Committee on Copyright, UNC Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries provides links to many copyright sites.
Distance Learning and ADA accommodation strategies
University of Washington guidelines
TEACH Act
Updates copyright for distance education. Among the benefits of the TEACH Act for distance education are an expansion of the scope of materials that may be used in distance education; the ability to deliver content to students outside the classroom; the opportunity to retain archival copies of course materials on servers; and the authority to convert some works from analog to digital formats.
Guidelines and Information on the TEACH Act
American Library Association
TEACH Toolkit
North Carolina State University Libraries
Copyright questions, unfortunately, are usually not clear cut. Review the real life case studies, then proceed to the FAIR USE tab to determine if you can use your material.
Copyright Scenarios
University of Minnesota Libraries' real-life case studies and scenarios that help illustrate copyright analysis and decision-making processes.
Model Permission Letters
Columbia University Copyright Advisory's Office offers model letters as a starting place for drafting a letter suitable to your needs.
Copyright Metro
Baruch College's Guide to Using Copyrighted Media in Your Courses. To help faculty determine the appropriate copyguidelines they must follow to use different types of copyright protected media in their courses.
YouTube Copyright School
Musical cartoon explains copyright policy on YouTube.
If we can further assist you in your search for information about copyright, contact
Cindy Steinhoff, Library Director:
410-777-2483, cksteinhoff@aacc.edu