Additional Resources - Copyright - Guides at University of Iowa

Resources

What is copyright?
This guide from the U.S. Copyright Office provides a thorough overview of the law and how it applies.
UI intellectual property policy
Consult the university's official IP policy for more information about special copyright considerations pertaining to scholarship, teaching, and work-for-hire.

SPARC Author Addendum
Open access advocacy group, SPARC, provides an author addendum that can be used for publisher negotiation.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons provides authors with a set of licenses that allow them to share and re-use their work legally.
Sherpa Romeo
Find out whether your publisher allows you to place your article in a repository
Fair Use Doctrine from Wikipedia
Reference information about the Fair Use Doctrine.
TEACH Act
Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute provides full text of the TEACH Act, as well as notes and annotations.
Swank Motion Pictures
Provides public performance licensing rights to many major Hollywood movie studio titles.
BMI Music Performance Rights
BMI is an organization that brokers rights management for music.
The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
This series from Education World provides educators with information on copyright in the classroom.
Measuring Fair Use: The Four Factors
This guide from Stanford Libraries walks you through how to conduct a fair use analysis.
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians
From the U.S. Copyright Office.
Seeking Permissions - A University of Michigan guide
This guide provides two templates that can be used for seeking permissions for re-use of teaching materials and scholarship.
What is the DMCA Notice and Takedown Process
The Copyright Alliance explains the process for issuing a DMCA takedown notice.