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Below are links on different aspects of copyright including TEACH act and Fair Use.

Penn State Resources

• Media Commons Free Media Resources - points you to a variety of legal media outlets
• Penn State TEACH Act Page
• Copyright Perspectives
• EMS Dutton e-Education Institute Copyright Information
• Penn State ITS Copyright Resources
• Ethical and Legal Use of Digital Media at Penn State
• Ethical and Legal Use of Digital Media FAQ
• Penn State Copyright Information and FAQ
• Penn State Copyright Clearance Office

Other TEACH Act

• University of Texas System Copyright Crash Course
• Purdue University
• University System of Georgia

Public Domain and Fair Use Cheat Sheets

• Cornell Copyright Term and Public Domain in the United States
  
• "Is 'Fair Use' a License to Steal?" - Education World (2000)
  Part of a longer series

Fair Use Charts

Note: These charts are suggested guidelines only, not firm legal standards. However, they are applicable in most situations.

• "Fair Use Chart for Teachers" - Cathy Newsome (1997)
• "Promoting Fair Use Guidelines in Educational Multimedia" - MultiMedia Schools (May/June 2000)
• "Intellectual Property, Copyright and Distance Learning" - UNC Horizon (January, 2002)
  Includes sample letters requesting permission to use items
• American Distance Education Consortium
  "Fair Use for Educational Multimedia" - Original Guidelines, Posted 1996
• Centers for Social Media (Videos & Other Media) - Instead of the standard chart, the Center proposes new guidelines based on the original Fair Use Principles. Some may need to be legally tested.

Tutorials for Students

• UCLA Intellectual Property Tutorial

Copyright Policy News

• fairuse.stanford.edu
• Plagiarism Today