A variety of resources are listed below to help you understand and apply the various aspects of copyright and fair use of materals for teaching.
New! Fair use GuideLINES
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Developed by a consortium of leading educational associations and other educators across the US, to help educators interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use when applying it to using media for educational purposes.
A short video created by the Center for Social Media at American University regarding the five principles in The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for media literacy education.
A short video created by the Center for Social Media at American University regarding the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for online video.
KSU Resources
This brochure was created to help with some of the questions about copyright that faculty and students might have. It may be printed and duplicated for use in any KSU related activity.
KSU Copyright Clearance Service
Helps faculty obtain copyright clearance for materials used in course packets, course reserves, distributed learning courses and multimedia productions.
Located here are links to Kent State University copyright and intellectual property policies, the Libraries and Media Services Copyright Clearance Services, and a variety of links to copyright web sites and tutorials.
Other Resources
Copyright Crash Course for Faculty
If you know you need to learn more about copyright, the Crash Course is very helpful for understanding Fair Use, the TEACH Act, and other copyright issues.This site was developed by the University of Texas and is made available for use under a Creative Commons License
The TEACH Act expands educators' rights to perform and display works through distance learning, closer to the rights we have in fact-to-face teaching. The Copyright Crash Course has a section on the TEACH Act. Use the checklist at the bottom to see if you can apply the TEACH Act to your use of materials in distance classes.
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers
Easy to read table for copyright and fair use in the classroom.
YouTube video created using Disney clips to explain copyright law and fair use.
