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Understanding Copyright Law
Classroom Use Exemptions
- Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Exemption of Certain Performances and Displays (Title 17, Section 110)
- Exceptions and Limitations - Copyright’s Built-In Loopholes (University of Minnesota Libraries)
- Exceptions for Instructors eTool (American Library Association)
Fair Use & Best Practices
*Please note these are only suggested guidelines and are not legally binding.
- Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Fair Use (Title 17, Section 107)
- Understanding Fair Use (University of Minnesota Libraries)
- Codes of Best Practices* (Center for Media & Social Impact)
- Educational Uses of Non-Coursepack Materials* (Rich Stim)
- Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians* (Circular 21, U.S. Copyright Office)
- U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index
- Fair Use Checklist (Metropolitan Community College)
- Fair Use Evaluator (American Library Association)
Determining Public Domain
- Public Domain (Florida Atlantic University Libraries)
- The Copyright Genie (American Library Association)
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain (Cornell University Library)
- Public Domain Slider (American Library Association)
Additional Resources
- Copyright for Libraries (American Library Association)
- Copyright for Teaching and Instruction (Florida Atlantic University Libraries)