Copyright Information
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See also: AcademicCopyrightInformation - AlternativeCopyrightOptions - UscCopyrightInformation
Academic Publishers vs. Georgia State University - Lawsuit over copyright and fair use, filed April 15, 2008
Complaint posted on AAP website - (PDF, 1.6 MB) NY Times article, April 16, 2008
Summary and Possible Implications for Writing Teachers - by Martine Courant Rife, April 17, 2008 - (PDF, 16K)
Summary available at Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
The Chronicle of Higher Education - by Andrea L. Foster, June 27, 2008
American Library Association
Association of American Publishers (AAP)
Copyright Rights and Permissions
How to Request Copyright Permission
Guidelines for Classroom Copying
Questions & Answers for the Campus Community (HTML, April 2002 version)
On the AAP Website (HTML, April 2002 version)
National Association of College Bookstores (NACS) - (HTML, 2006 Edition)
National Association of College Bookstores (NACS) - (7th Edition, for purchase)
USC Bookstore Custom Publishing - (akwimbi@rcf.usc.edu, 213-740-5146)
copylaw.com - by New York Attorney Lloyd J. Jassin
Ten Common Copyright Permission Myths Fair Use in a Nutshell
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
Copyright Clearance Center - website
Best Practices and Guidelines for Copyright and Course Management Systems - (PDF)
New Copyright Challenges for Senior Administrators - (PDF)
National Archive Publishing Company (NAPC)
Why Copyright Clearance Matters (HTML)
Unversity Readers Custom Publishing
University Readers - Course packs, textbooks, original works
US Government
The US Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Copyright Information Circulars and Factsheets
Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians - (Circular 21, PDF, 112K)
Wikipedia: Copyright, Fair Use and Case Law
United States copyright case law
Related Information
PlagiarismToday.com - Blog by Jonathan Bailey about copyright, plagiarism and content theft
On Ensuring That Intellectual Property Public Policy Promotes Progress - Educause Review by Peter McPherson