Copyright Resources

Laws

• Copyright Law
  US Code, Title 17 from Cornell University
  • Sect. 106 : Exclusive rights of creators
  • Sect. 107 : Fair Use and limits to exclusive rights
  • Sect. 108 : Libraries and limits to exclusive rights
• DMCA: Public Law 105-304
  Digital Millenium Copyright Act
  • U.S. Copyright Office Summary
  • Legislation and Analysis
  • DMCA 101 Resources
• TEACH Act: Public Law 107-273
  Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act
  • Report on Distance Education
  • TEACH Tool Kit
  • Legislation and Resources

General Information

• U.S. Copyright Office
• Circular 1, Copyright Basics:
• Know Your Copy Rights

Scholarship and Instruction

• VT Faculty Development Institute (2009)
• Bibliography of Library Resources (1999)

Open Access Policies

• Open Access and VT Compliance with NIH Public Access Policy
  Faculty Senate Presentation, (2008)
• To all VT investigators with NIH funding

More Information for Authors and Creators

• Center for Social Media: American University
• Copyright and Fair Use: Stanford
• Copyright Law & Graduate Research: New Media, New Rights, and Your New Dissertation by Kenneth D. Crews
• Copyright Quick Guide : Columbia
• Fair use of copyrighted materials University of Texas, Austin
• University Committee on Copyright : University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• YouTube Copyright Tips
• Center for Media and Social Impact : American University