Indiana University South Bend

Copyright

It is essential for all IU South Bend faculty, staff, and students to use information legally and ethically, including complying with the US Copyright Law. The links below are to sites which provide guidance in interpreting and using the Copyright Law.

• IU South Bend Guidelines on Viewing Movies on Campus [MS Word, PDF]
  
  
IU Policy on Intellectual Property [PDF]

IU Policy for Posting copyrighted materials online


• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
  http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/
  
  
• Fair Use Checklist [PDF]
  
  • Developed by Dr. Kenneth Crews, director The Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University
  
  
• The Copyright Advisory Office
  
  • Columbia University's Libraries/Information Services maintains an easy to navigate website with concise, well-organized information about fair use of copyright materials for instruction.
  
  
• Copyright Issues from the American Library Association
  http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/woissues/copyrightb/copyright.cfm
  
  
• US Copyright Office
  http://www.copyright.gov/
  
  
• Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas System)
  http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
  
  
• Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University)
  http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
  
  
• Copyright for Music Librarians
  http://www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla/
  
  
• Fair Use Network
  http://fairusenetwork.org/about/index.php
  
  
• The TEACH Act Toolkit
  
  • A summary from North Carolina State University

IU South Bend faculty, staff, or students may contact Michele Russo, Dean of Library and Media Services for further information.