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Copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property rights and the Internet is not as confusing as it may seem. Many resources are available.
Intellectual property rights in the domain of telecommunications is an issue very much in the early evolutionary stage.
It arises most frequently if you or your students conduct research, incorporate another's document (of any type) or publish on the Web.
Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources
http://www.ap.krakow.pl/nkja/literature/chicago/bedford
/cite6.html
Acceptable formats for citing Internet references in a bibliography are explained in Principles of APA Style.
Citing Internet Resources -- Classroom.com
http://www-student.unl.edu/cis/course_common_files/b_courses
/useweb.html
A similar site geared for educators can be found at Classroom.com.
WIPO
http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/
The world's clearinghouse on intellectual property rights, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is located in Switzerland.
Copyright Office Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
The U.S. Copyright Office has information on copyrights and fair use for the United States.
A Classroom Guide to Copyright
http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~jwalker/ip
/ipdummie.html
A Classroom Guide to Copyright, from the University of South Florida, provides a simple explanation of copyrights and how to deal with the issues brought on by the World Wide Web.
Art Rights and Wrongs -- For Kids
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001570/
Thinkquest has Art Rights and Wrongs, a graphically appealing, accurate and comprehensive site about the arts and copyrights geared for students. It's great!.
Bellingham Schools' Copyright and Web Publishing Policy
http://bellinghamschools.org/sites/default/files/technology
/copyrule.htm
Bellingham Schools can be used as a model for a Copyright and Web Publishing policy. The site includes a sample form to be filled out by the copyright holder.
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center
The Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center covers this issue in-depth, including fair use, what's public domain, and resources for librarians.
University of Texas
For a crash course in copyrights see this course originally developed by the University of Texas.
Creative Commons
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Creative Commons defines the spectum of licensing possibilities between full copyright and the public domain.
Is Copyright and Permissions getting in the way of educating?
An interesting article exploring what is and is not Fair Use, having students get permission of the Copyright holders, and "what to do when THE SHOW MUST GO ON."
See Also
Learning about copyrights and proper citation rules is a requisite skill for your students regardless of the media.
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