2. Objectives of this Tutorial
What is Copyright?
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the
laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to
the authors of “original works of authorship,”
including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and
certain other intellectual works. This protection
is available to both published and unpublished
works.
3. Objectives of this Tutorial
Why We Care about Copyright!
We want to limit the university’s risk of
legal actions filed by copyright holders.
We are personally liable if we have not
followed copyright law and fair use
guidelines.
4. Objectives of this Tutorial
Understand the concept of “fair use”
and fair use best practices.
5. Objectives of this Tutorial
Be aware that the university’ has a draft
copyright policy and the university’s
web pages contain answers to
frequently asked questions (FAQs),
tutorials, and further guidance on
copyright.
6. Objectives of this Tutorial
Make informed decisions when
preparing materials for courses.
7. Objectives of this Tutorial
Be aware of the TEACH Act and
DMCA (Digital Millennium
Copyright Act) and thus proceed in
an informed manner when
teaching.
8. Objectives for this Tutorial
Faculty will be knowledgeable about
related information technology and
intellectual property policies at the
University.
9. Objectives for this Tutorial
Faculty will know whom to contact
for university copyright
permissions questions or for
guidance on issues of copyright.
10. Test your copyright knowledge by taking
our Copyright Basics Assessment.
Provide your evaluation of this tutorial
using Copyright Basics Survey
