Full Description
Copyright laws regulate many aspects of educational pursuit. Now with the arrival of the digital age, higher education is expanding beyond books, lectures, and papers to personal computers, email, and the Internet. Copyright Law on Campus is a concise desktop reference about a complex legal subject. Written in a straightforward, easy-to-read style, this new book includes the latest legal developments as they apply to life on campus. Specific topics include how to apply the Fair Use doctrine and how to use materials outside of the public domain without violating federal law. This extensively researched volume also covers what is and what is not protected by current statutes, the scope of legal liability, and the method for using materials without permission. In addition to a brief history, basic guidelines for academia are explained using real court cases involving real people, companies, and conflicts that arise when copyright issues are litigated.
Contents
Chapter One: The Source and Nature of Copyright Law
A Brief History
Exclusive Rights of Copyright
Nature of Works Protected
Legal Procedures
Important Reasons to Register a Copyright
The Copyright Notice
Work-for-Hire DoctrineChapter Two: Duration of Copyrights and Public Domain
Duration and the Complex Life Span of Copyrights
Public Domain
The Erosion of Public Domain and the Tug-of-War Behind Legislation
Chapter Three: Copyright Infringement Lawsuits--The Risk of Infringing
The Chain of Liability
Actual or Statutory Damages
Criminal Offenses
Attorneys' Fees
Mitigating the Risk
Chapter Four: Getting Permission
Copyright Clearance Center
Permission from the Author or Publisher
Permission for Photographs or Images
Permission to Play Music in Public
Chapter Five: The Mystic Doctrine of Fair Use
Controversial Nature and Purpose
The Federal Statute: 17 U.S.C. Section 107
The Four Factors of Fair Use
Analyzing the Four Factors
Applying the Facts
Fair Use Exercises
Classroom Guidelines
Fair Use Analysis Choices
Chapter Six: Copyright Law and the Internet
Whose Laws, Whose Courts Apply?
Uploading Visual Images: Thumbnail Images
Copying "FAQs" from a Web Site
Deep Linking
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Common Internet Copyright Issues on Campus
Chapter Seven: Copyright and Distance Education
What the TEACH Act Permits
Exceptions, Limitations, and Conditions
Chapter Eight: Copyright Policies on Campus
Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism
A Comparison of Copyright Web Sites
Sovereign Immunity and Ethics
Resistance to Promoting Fair Use
Time to Address Change
Appendices:
When Unpublished and Published Works Pass into the Public Domain
Public Domain Sources
Classroom Guidelines
TEACH Act Checklist
Proposed Graduate Program Copyright Guidelines