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Copyright Defined

LPTS Copyright Policy

Federal copyright law prohibits the reproduction, distribution, public display or public performance of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright owner, unless fair use or another exemption under copyright law applies. The LPTS community must respect the copyrights in works that are accessible through computers connected to the LPTS network. LPTS will terminate the network access of users who are found to have repeatedly infringed the copyrights of others, and may also take disciplinary action. It is illegal to download copyrighted files. If a community member’s name is requested by authorities who pursue copyright violation, it will be provided.

Copyright Exemptions
Fair Use
DMCA
Additional Links

This collection of links on federal copyright law includes information from the U.S. Government (bold) and interpretations of these laws developed by other organizations.

Copyright Defined
Copyright Law

Copyright Exemptions
107-Fair Use
108-Library
110-Classroom

TEACH Act

Fair Use
A Fair Use Interpretation
Fair Use Checklist
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
A Proposal for Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images
Guidelines for Classroom Copying of Books & Periodicals
Guidelines for Educational Uses of Music

DMCA
Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Additional Links
Library of Congress Documents on Copyrights
When U.S. Works Pass into the Public Domain, by Lolly Gasaway
OCLC: Copyright Online Resource Kit
BlackBoard Course Management System (CMS)
Scanned Images
Basic TEACH Checklist (North Carolina State University)
Sample Permission Letter (ALA)
Sample Recording Release Form
Copyright Myths
LPTS Copyright Workshop
A Visit to Copyright Bay, Courtesy of the University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL

Photography
The PACA Copyright Commandments, Picture Achive Council of America

Music
Christian Copyright Licensing International
The Harry Fox Agency
Songfile.com
Music Publishers' Association of the United States Copyright Resource Center

Writing
The Copyright Clearance Center Access to copyright permission for millions of publications

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