Copyright Laws & Legislation

ALA American Library Association Copyright Net "The purpose of this site is to encourage librarians to discuss copyright concerns, and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists."

CIPA Children's Internet Protection Act - - Summary & Status from the 106th United States Congress.

CLIC, Campus Legal Information Clearinghouse  form the Catholic University of America aims to "enhance compliance with most major federal regulations applicable to higher education."

Copyright Information © Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC

• Copyright & Fair Use from Stanford University

• Copyright and the Public Domain - Quick reference chart © 2004-8 Peter B. Hirtle

• Copyright and Licensing Digital Materials - A Resource Guide By Therese A. Clarke AradoLaw Copyright © 1996-2005, Library Resource Xchange, LLC.

• US Copyright Office a part of the Library of Congress

E-cheating: Combating a 21st Century Challenge By Kim McMurtry 

HIPAA - - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act from US Government Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Plagiarism- - Sections for instructors and students. Links to plagiarism articles; copyright & intellectual freedom; plagiarism case studies and plagiarism detection tools. Created by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA ©September 30, 2002

Plagiarism Resource Site ©1997-2006 -  "The goal of this web site is to help reduce the impact of plagiarism on education and educational institutions. At present, it distributes free software to detect plagiarism and provides links to other resources." This site's sole author is Lou Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, University of Virginia, Box 400714, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4714, bloomfield @ virginia.edu.

What is the Protect America Act?

TEACH Act 
(Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization )        

• Providing Online Access to Materials Performed or Displayed
  The following guidelines apply to the performance or display of electronic materials placed within courseware maintained by the institution.©2008 Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
• Senate Rpt. 107-31 - TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND COPYRIGHT HARMONIZATION ACT OF 2001 - June 5, 2001
•  Bill summary from the 107th United States Congress.
• Teach Act Article summary from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Updated May 01, 2008