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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Resources

• Copyright & Fair Use E-reference from the University Library Online Reference Collection

• Copyright and Scholarly Communication from University Library LEARN

• Illinois Copyright Policy and Copyright Compliance Statement from the UIUC Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO)  
  Covers general, personal, and classroom use of copyrighted materials.  Plus links to lots of other University of Illinois information on copyright and fair use, including electronic reserves, Internet/computer technologies, etc.

• Article III, Section 4: Copyrights of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees' Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure

• Copyright Education & Consultation Program from the Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) blog

• Copyright FAQ from the UIUC Office of Technology Management (OTM)

Other Resources

• Center for Intellectual Property, University of Maryland University College

• Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office

  • Copyright Basics

  • Duration of Copyright

• Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
  Self-described as "the world's premier provider of copyright licensing and compliance solutions for the information content industry...[An] intermediary between copyright holders and content users, facilitating the exchange of reuse rights and royalties through a wide range of licensing services" (from Copyright Solutions).

  • Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance for Academic Institutions

  • Using Electronic Reserves: Guidelines and Best Practices for Copyright Compliance

  • Press releases and articles about CCC, including CCC copyright infringement lawsuits, at their News page

• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, provided by Cornell University Copyright Information Center

• Library Digitization Projects: U.S. Copyrighted Works that Have Expired into the Public Domain

• Limitations on Exclusive rights: Fair Use (Title 17, Section 107 of the US Code) from the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

• Copyright for Librarians: The Essential Handbook from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society

Other University Library Policies

• Copyright & Fair Use Center, Stanford University Libraries

• Copyright – An Overview from the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute (LII) 

• Cornell University Copyright Information Center Tutorials and Training
  A collaboration of the Cornell University Library, Cornell Information Technologies, Office of University Counsel, and The Cornell Store.

• Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials from the University of Texas System, which includes a crash course.  

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