When sharing material with students, even in the context of academia, you must be sure that you do not violate copyright laws. Fair use does NOT excuse educators from following copyright laws and copyright holders are growing increasingly vigilant in seeking out potential infringement of their copyright. Provisions in the Higher Education Act of 2008 attend to issues of DMCA and copyright infringement, so teacher today must educate themselves about copyright laws.
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section contains information that is simple to understand and apply to your own situation. This does not represent legal advice and every situation is unique.
- Know Your Copy Rights: Using Copyrighted Works in Academic Settings
The Association of Research Libraries has a role in helping faculty and teaching assistants grapple with questions about how to share intellectual property created by others legitimately with students. In particular, the association can promote awareness of situations when instructors may legally use works in their teaching without requesting permission or paying additional fees. The resources in this website represent part of the library’s educational efforts.
- What is Fair Use? An Excellent Interactive Tutorial.
Intended for K-12 educators, this can be used by college/university faculty. This is a very good tutorial to help you uderstand what constitutes Fair Use and determine whether a specific resource you want to use falls under the four aspects of Fair Use.
- Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
This site by the University of Maryland University College presents very clear and succinct information on copyright and fair use.
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