Library Class and Subject Guides: Copyright and Fair Use: Home

MSU specific copyright links

Minnesota State University System - Copyright Policy
Minnesota State University System - Faculty Rights in Intellectual Property
Minnesota State University System - Intellectual Property Policy
How to create a persistent link to a library resource
Instructions on how to create a permanent URL to take students directly to an article in a library subscribed database. Linking means no copy, therefore no copyright issue. (Plus, the library looks at access stats when it's time for subscription renewals to see what resources are being used.)

Know Your Copy Rights – Association of Research Libraries
University of Minnesota Copyright Information Guide.
University of Minnesota Libraries' copyright information and education. Includes useful tools: Thinking Through Fair Use and Copyright Decision Map.
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries
The Code is intended to be a clear and easy-to-use statement of fair and reasonable approaches to fair use developed by and for librarians who support academic inquiry and higher education.
Fair Use Checklist (PDF)
Printable Fair Use Checklist.
Exceptions for Instructors in U.S. Copyright Law
Online tool for determining if fair use applies to intended use; similar to the Fair Use Checklist.

Copyright Advisory Center
Fair use checklist is especially useful.
Includes TEACH Act checklist for Distance Education.
Copyright Crash Course at UT-Austin
Lumen (formerly Chilling Effects): Copyright FAQ
Creative Commons
How to label flexible copyright for creative work
ARL Copyright & Intellectual Property Policy Resources
Information about copyright and intellectual property in the news.
Copyright on Campus video from Copyright Clearance Center
Grain of salt: good overview, but takes conservative viewpoint (CCC licenses journal permissions).

Copyright for Libraries: Videos/Movies
FAQ from the American Library Association about using videos in the classroom.
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education – Center for Media & Social Impact
Media Education Lab
University of Rhode Island. Renee Hobbs. Additional resources for Code of Best Practices for Media Literacy Education.
What Faculty Need to Know About Copyright for Teaching (American University)
Best Practices overview in PDF format.

Teaching About Copyright
Curriculum for teaching kids and teens about copyright and fair use. Electronic Freedom Foundation's Teaching Copyright curriculum was created to help teachers present the laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way.