As both creators and users of copyrighted and public domain materials, it is vital that the University of California faculty, students, and staff understand and responsibly exercise the rights accorded them under the copyright law
(UC Copyright Education Website)
General Information
- UC Copyright Education Web Site, an educational resource for the UC community, assembles in one place selected systemwide and campus information and resources about academic copyright concerns. Topics include:
- UC Guidelines for Compliance with the Online Service Provider Provisions of the DMCA
- Implementation Plan for Combating Illegal File Sharing
- Also see the Copyright section of the Campus Online Activities Policy
Legal Alternatives
- EDUCAUSE maintains a list of all known legitimate download services
Preventing Infringements
- Digital Copyright Protection at the University of California
- UC Commitment to Copyright Law
- University wide Copyright Policies and Guidance
- EDUCAUSE: white paper on Copyright Law and Potential Liability for Students Engaged in P2P File Sharing
Protecting Our Own Works
- Copyright Notices on Campus Websites
- UC Berkeley's Office of Technology Licensing: assistance registering copyrights
Permissions and Fair Use
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright Clearance Center: photocopy permissions
- Title 17—Copyrights, U.S. Code, Cornell Law School
- 10 Big Myths about copyright explained, with applications to Usenet and Internet publication
- The Public Domain, University of California
- IP Basics: Copyright on the Internet, Thomas G. Field, Jr., Franklin Pierce Law Center
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: protections for online activity in intellectual property law and the First Amendment.
- Copyright Website for "infonauts, netsurfers, webspinners, content providers, musicians, appropriationists, activists, infringers, outlaws, and law abiding citizens."
- Creative Commons: devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to build upon and share.