Copyright is a contentious issue that affects every part of the Willamette community, faculty, staff and students, as we participate in teaching, research and collaboration both within the institution and in the world at large. The laws surrounding copyright and intellectual property are difficult to understand and open to a wide variety of interpretations from many perspectives, and biases are often evident in articles and presentations. The following links provide an overview of copyright issues in higher education:
- Willamette University Copyright Policy
- Hatfield Library Copyright Resources
- Copyright Basics - video - from the Copyright Clearance Center
- The United States Copyright Office - copyright basics, frequently asked questions
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act - Full Text of the bill
- Copyright & Fair Use - From Stanford University Libraries
Obtaining Copyright Clearance & Creative Commons
- Getting permission to use copyrighted materials - from the Copyright Clearance Center
- Creative Commons - a nonprofit organization that supports sharing content legally
Compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Requirements
- Copyright and File sharing
- Legal Sources for Online Music and Videos
- Willamette University Compliance Plan
Other Links to copyright and policy information for specific media
- Printed materials - from South Texas College
- Fair Use of Copyrighted Material - From the University of Texas
- Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia - from the University of Washington
- Software - backup and copyright information specific to software use - From US Copyright Office
- Web - Copyright basics for web-page authors and users