Copyright Information
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As an institution that values intellectual inquiry in its undergraduate and graduate programs, provides leadership in the development of knowledge, and creates opportunities for the application of knowledge to real-world problems; Portland State University is committed to adhering to all applicable laws regarding intellectual property. Copyright law is of particular importance in the academic setting. The University has established a Copyright Policy to inform and assist employees and students in copyright law compliance. Portland State University employees and students are expected to exercise good faith effort to comply with the provisions of the Copyright Policy as well as current U.S. Copyright law and any license or contract terms and provisions. Prohibited copying practices are those not specifically allowed by the:
- U.S. Copyright laws
- Fair use guidelines
- Licenses or contractual agreements
- Express permission from copyright holders
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Spring Symposium - April 29, 2009
"The C Word: Using Author Rights to Enhance Scholarship in the Digital Research Environment"April 29, 2009 from Noon to 4:30 pm
Smith Memorial Student Union 327/328/329
For more information, including the event program see: http://www.lib.pdx.edu/copyright/spring_symposium_2009.php
Spring Symposium - April 25th, 2008
- Symposium Blog Post
- Introduction Presentation
- Silverman Presentation - Video | PowerPoint
- Caskey Presentation - Video
- Sestak Presentation - Video
- Worona Presentation - Video
Other University Policies
- Course Reserves and Music Reserves Copyright Policy
- File-Sharing and Digital Copyright Enforcement Guidelines
- Library Privacy Policy
Scholarly Publishing / Author's Rights
- Publishing and Copyright Resources
- Scholarly Communications site
- Author Rights - Brochure
- Author Rights Video
- Author's Rights, Tout de Suite - From page 2, "Author's Rights Tout de Suite is designed to give journal article authors a quick introduction to key aspects of author's rights and to foster further exploration of this topic though liberal use of relevant references to online documents and links to pertinent Web sites. "
Other Resources
Brochures and Comic Books- Guide to Coursepack Creation - Clean Copy and Portland State Bookstore
- Know Your Copy Rights - Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- Teach Act Toolkit - NC State University
- Bound by Law? Tales from the Public Domain - Duke University's comic book explaining copyright to faculty and students
Websites
- Copyright Crash Course Online Tutorial (for faculty) - University of Texas's Legal Counsel, Georgia Harper
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Purdue University Copyright Office
- IUPUI Copyright Management Center
- Copyright and Fair Use, Stanford University Libraries
- LibLicense: Licensing Digital Information - Find links to publishers' licenses, licensing terms and descriptions, and search access to the Liblicesnse discussion list archive.
- Reproductions by libraries or archives for their users, for replacement, or for preservation
Best Practices
- Statement of Best Practices for Fair Use in Teaching for Film and Media Educators - The Society of Cinema and Media Studies
- Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use - For more information about fair use in documentary film, including examples of successful use and curriculum materials, go to http://centerforsocialmedia.org/fairuse/
- The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education - For more information see "Related Links" at http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/code_for_media_literacy_education
- Orphan Works: Statement of Best Practices - Society of American Archivists
Charts and Summaries
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States - Chart by Peter Hirtle, Cornell Copyright Information Center, http://www.copyright.cornell.edu
- What You Can Do
- Performance of or Showing Films in the Classroom (American Library Association)
If you have questions, please contact PSU Legal Counsel at 503-725-2655.
