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Date: February 03, 2005

eTeaching: Copyright, Intellectual Property & Fair Use (I)
By Chip Donohue

Easy access to information and resources, and the simple process of cutting and pasting content from one source to another, raises important issues for eTeachers in regards to copyright, intellectual property, fair use, plagiarism and cyber-cheating. In the first of a two-part series the focus is on copyright, intellectual property and fair use issues. Next week we'll focus on issues of plagiarism and cyber-cheating.

The Illinois Online Network has a number of resources on copyright and intellectual property issues at www.ion.illinois.edu/Resources/resourcesintelprop.asp

*Copyright and Intellectual Property Issues for Educators
*Copyright and Fair Use in Digital Distance
*Top 10 Copyright Questions in Higher Education Today
*Whose Words? Who Owns Student Posts in an Online Course

Selected resources from other sources include:

New copyright law for distance education: The meaning and importance of the TEACH act. Crews, K. (2002, September 30). American Library Association.
To download the PDF click here: http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/WOissues/copyrightb/distanceed/teachsummary.pdf

Copyright Quickguide. Crews, K. (2002, August 29). Copyright Management Center, Indiana University.
http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/quickguide.htm

Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web, University of Maryland University College. http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html

Educational Fair Use Guidelines For Distance Learning. (1997). CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use, University of Texas System. http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/distguid.htm

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