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Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Education:
Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use for Educators
To grasp the responsibility of the educator in the classroom with Web resources and students,
try the resources listed below. Take the Test-and understand your level of knowledge on fair
use of copyrighted materials in the classroom. Look at the materials on copyrighted materials
for Web construction; numerous class activities involve web construction. Check the articles on
plagiarism, and see why educating the student involves the understanding of this concept.
Overview Publications
For a listing of education law sites on copyright and intellectual property, see
Stephanie Tama-Bartels and Patricia O'Brien Libutti's chapter:
"Chapter Nineteen:
Digital Resources and the Law: Web Sites for Librarians and Educators"
[from Digital Resources and Librarians: Case Studies in Innovation, Invention,
and Implementation (2004). Patricia O'Brien Libutti, (Ed.). Chicago:
American Library Association/Association of College and Research Libraries.]
RU Libraries Related Resources
- Subject Research Guide: Copyright
- Many additional links for the educator are provided.
- URL: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/copyright/copyright.shtml
WWW Resources: Intellectual Property
- Copyright.com
- A copyright clearance center, has a complete array of copyright issues and answers.
- URL: http://www.copyright.com/
- Copyright Law
- The basics of copyright law are explained by
Mark Radcliffe Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich LLP and Diane Brinson.
- URL: http://profs.lp.findlaw.com/copyright/copyright_7.html
- The TEACH Act
- This paper from the American Library Association provides information on the
technical aspects of implementation of the Technology, Education, and Harmonization Act
(Nov. 2002). The TEACH Act expands face-to-face teaching exemptions in the copyright law,
allowing teachers and faculty to use copyrighted works in the "digital classroom"
without prior permission from the copyright holder. The law is complex and details
numerous responsibilities that must be met before educational institutions
(including their libraries) can benefit from the exemptions. The ALA Washington
Office has created several papers to help educators understand this legislation.
- URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/distanceed/teachdrm.pdf
- U.S. Copyright, Trademark and Patent Office
- This resource is to help understand U. S. Trademark and Patent law.
The page features tutorials to help you search for trademarks and patents, a
link to the European Patent Office and Japanese patent office[not operating as of
August 17, 2005]. There are guides: " How to Find Laws and Regulations",
search engines (Search Copyright Records) , and eBusiness > Electronic Business Center,
and Customer Profile options (musicians, lawyers, legislators, authors…].
- URL: http://www.uspto.gov/
- Take the Test!
- [Hall Davidson's The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use] will help you apply this
knowledge: from the September 1999 issue of Technology & Learning, updated in October 2002.
Hall Davidson also prepared guides on copyright and plagiarism for administrators:
http://www.techlearning.com/copyrightguide/
- URL: http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright.html
WWW Resources: Plagiarism
- Plagiarism and Academic Integrity. Rutger University librarian Eileen Stec's graphic introduction to plagiarism uses people in "real" situations. Animated, "fun" guide to acceptable practice.
- URL: http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html
- Student Plagiarism in an Online World
- This article demonstrates methods of detection of plagiarism.
- Although written in 1996, it is still applicable.
"The proliferation of web pages and electronic publications makes plagiarism
easier to accomplish and harder to recognize. Here are some tools to help you expose
cybercheaters."
- URL: http://www.asee.org/prism/december/html/student_plagiarism_in_an_onlin.htm
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