Penn State Learning Design Community Hub

The Copyright and Fair Use links from the Cyberplagiarism site have been moved to this hub under "Copyright Links" on the left menu or http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/copyright.

This supplements the resource maintained at http://copyright.psu.edu.

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

OIF Topic: "Using Open Educational Materials in Your Courses"
*Date: October 20, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Location: Foster Auditorium, Pattee Library, University Park
Special Requirements: Laptop to connect to PSU network (VPN required for wireless access)
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Agenda:*
1. Introduction to the session and set-up of wireless and/or wired connections
2. Copyright Perspectives site and resources
3. Educational Learning Objects and Government Resources
4. Image Resources
5. Audio and Video

This happened a few days ago, but new legislation creates a cabinet level position in charge of copyright policy in the U.S and with a focus of combatting piracy. You can read more at

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/senate-passes-b.html
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2331291,00.asp