LibGuides: Scholarly Communication Services Toolkit: Copyright

See the following Research Guides or refer them to others as needed.

Copyright (Research Guide)
Includes links to guides that cover fair use, public domain, Creative Commons, and more. This Research Guide also provides recordings, presentations, and handouts.
Copyright for Teaching and Learning (Research Guide)
Copyright Law and Exceptions (Research Guide)
Copyright Master Class Series (Spring 2021)
See the FAU Libraries' in-house workshops on interlibrary loan, course reserves, images, and more. Slides and recordings are included for each session.

Related Research Guides (FAU Libraries)

Essentials for Liaisons

Downloadable Simple Guides to Copyright (CopyrightLaws.Com)
If you need some quick pointers on Creative Commons, using images, Public Domain, and copyright laws, see this site.
Copyright & Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for Digitization for U.S. Libraries, Archives and Museums (eBook)
by Peter Hirtle, Emily Hudson & Andrew Kenyon, Cornell University (2009). See Chapter 2 for more details on the types of works that can be protected by copyrights.
Copyright in US Government Works (CopyrightLaws.Com)
Copyrightability of Tables, Charts, and Graphs (University of Michigan)
Copyright Basics (Baylor University)
Copyright Foundations (Copyright Clearance Center) (From website) Your source for copyright education, content management best practices, industry insights, and more. Here you can enroll in certificate courses, register for webinars, and access informative videos, articles and papers.
Copyright in Libraries (ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit)
Copyright in Libraries (ALA)
ALA's guide for libraries covers copyright, TEACH Act, Fair Use, First Sale Doctrine, Videos/ Movies, and other special topics.
Copyright Law: Cases and Materials (CC eBook) Written by 2 intellectual property professors by NYU and freely available through Creative Commons. Go to PDF.

Fair Use

Fair Use Explained (ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit)
Copyright in the Library - Fair Use (University of Texas Libraries)
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (Association for Research Libraries) This Code of Best Practices identifies eight scenarios identified by the academic and research library community where fair use principles commonly apply and steps libraries should take to help assure fair use. Additional Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use for other communities can be found at http://archive.cmsimpact.org/fair-use/best-practices
Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources (American University Washington College of Law)

Special Topics in Copyright

Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)
LCA is an organization comprised of ALA, ARL, and ACRL that consults and advises on copyright issues in national and international levels. They often issue statements on their advocacy on current copyright and IP matters.
CASE Act Toolkit (Association of Research Libraries)
A concise description ton the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) with authoritative links from the US Copyright Office on this non-judicial tribunal on copyright claims.
Marrakesh Treaty (WIPO) The WIPO-administered Marrakesh Treaty makes the production and international transfer of specially-adapted books for people with blindness or visual impairments easier. It does this by establishing a set of limitations and exceptions to traditional copyright law.
Author's Rights - What Libraries Need to Know (ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit)
Benefits of Publishing with a Creative Commons License (OAWAL)
This link addresses special topics and misunderstandings about Creative Commons.

Copyright Policies at FAU Libraries

Copyright Policies at FAU

Student Work

Faculty & Affiliate Work

Intellectual Property Policy (FAU Division of Research)
According to this document, FAU faculty own the copyright to materials considered "Regular Instructional Works." See this document for more qualifiers, disclosure requirements, and other related policies.
FAU Faculty Handbook: Intellectual Property
See the sections Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Policy for statements about intellectual property created by FAU affiliates using FAU resources.
FAU Collective Bargaining Agreement
See the most recent version of the FAU Board of Trustees - United Faculty of Florida's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). See its article, Intellectual Property.