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Copyright Information

The United States Copyright Office of the Library of Congress U.S. Copyright Office's Web site provides online access to all of their key publications, including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the home pages of other copyright-related organizations; news of what the Office is doing, including Congressional testimony and press releases; our latest regulations; a link to
our online copyright records cataloged since 1978; and much more.

Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia

These Guidelines for Educational Multimedia provide guidance on the application of the fair use exemption of the U.S. Copyright Act by educators, scholars and students in creating multimedia projects that include portions of copyrighted works, without having to seek the permission of copyright owners. These guidelines do not represent a legal document, nor or they legally binding. 


Fair Use of Copyrighted Material by Georgia Harper, J.D.
Georgia Harper is considered the foremost expert on copyright among the members of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA). She is manager of the intellectual property section in the General Counsel's office for the University of Texas System, and a member of the Association of American Universities Copyright Advisory Board. This site includes (for example): 
Crash Course in Copyright
University of Texas's Copyright Crash Course includes presentations for administrators, faculty, students, libraries, and university attorneys.