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Scroll down through this page to find a .pdf file with a checklist to ensure you're following fair use guidelines.
A page from the University of Maryland site which helps sort out need for permission, provides a sample permission letter, and assists in determining when permission is needed.
Lots of information here; some interactive opportunities, some videos to view. Free subscription.
Brad Templeton, a private citizen with a lot of internet background, posts the ten most common myths about copyright, with explanations and additional links. The sidebar does have links to his published materials, which are available for purchase.
Presentation in PowerPoint about copyright and fair use. (If you need a viewer because you do not have PowerPoint installed on your computer, please click here to go to the Technology page to find links to download a viewer for your PC or MAC.)
This is a very basic approach to the issue of copyright protection.
Formatted with Shockwave Flash (SWF -- will not work on iPad or iPod Touch, sorry!), this is a presentation that uses Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to inform about copyright basics.
A collection of links to videos produced by students at the University of Florida highlighting the issues of fair use and copyrighted materials.
A music site, at first glance, this site encourages visitors to mark their creative work with the copyright symbol (©), their name, and the date to protect the work as theirs.
This site explains limitations and privileges for educators' use of copyrighted material.
Basic informationabout using information and material found on the internet and fromother sources. This link will give you some ideas about what isacceptable and what is could be considered inappropriate, illegal, orplagiarized use of resources.
Link to the United States Copyright Office website; has authentic information, frequently asked questions (FAQs), actual copyright law, how to register work, and much more.
This leads to manyother links, all with information pertaining to appropriate use ofinternet resources, as well as guidelines for posting work on theinternet.
Another government resource, this one is geared toward students and assists in understanding the who, what, where, when, why and how of copyright and copyrighted material.
Fill-in-the-blanks to create a document requesting permission to use copyrighted material. Two forms available here: one for teachers, and one for students to use.
This site is provided by a not-for-profit organization to help students learn copyright basics.
Scroll through these topics for a vairety of information on different copyright issues; the other two UF links are probably contained in the several pages of this link. One of the topics is about copyright and YouTube.
