• Howie, M. (1997). Copyright issues in schools: Learn how to protect yourself and your school from violating copyright law. Horsham, PA: LRP Publications.
• Spiekermann, E. & Ginger E. (1993). Stop stealing sheep. Mountain View, CA: Adobe Press. 

• Copyright and Fair Use 
  Includes primary materials, current legislation, and resources on the Internet.
• Copyright Clearance Center Online
  Through its licensing programs, CCC provides authorized users with a lawful means for making photocopies from its repertory of over 1.75 million titles; Includes an extensive collection of copyright related links.
• Copyright Management Center
  Comprehensive site on copyright; Includes fair use, distance education, multimedia, and library issues.
• The Copyright Website: The Fair Use Test
  Simple explanation of fair use.
• Crash Course in Copyright
  Information on fair use, multimedia and online presentations, copyright in the digital library, etc.
• Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism
  Hints about avoid plagiarism in your classroom.
• Educators' Lean and Mean No Fat Guide to Fair Use
  General information, specific information about multimedia, and quiz.
• Grading Teachers on Copyright Law: Videotaping for the Classroom
  Explains what the law says about legally taping TV programs from Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia.
• Guidelines for the Use of Music Under Copyright
  Guidelines for the use of copyrighted music.
• An Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia and Web Developers
  Why you need to know the law, what works are protected, scope of protection, avoiding copyright infringement, fair use, etc.
• The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age
  Planning assignments to avoid the threat of plagiarism.
• Permission Templates
  Fill in the blanks to create an email requesting permission to use web resources and then click submit to mail request.
• Permission to Use Graphics or Create Links
  Sample letters asking for permission to use graphics on a web page or in a multimedia project or to link to a web site.
• Public Domain Music
  Reference site to identify public domain music and related information.
• Regents Guide to Understanding Copyright and Fair Use
  Discusses principles and examples illustrating the application of fair use in higher education.
• Safety 'Net: On Plagiarism
  How the networked environment has changed the problem and resources to combat the problem.
• United States Copyright Office
  From the Library of Congress; Includes copyright basics, legislation on copyright, FAQs.
• A Visit to Copyright Bay
  Fun way to learn about copyright.
• What Every Teacher Should Know about Copyright: A Guide@2Learn.ca
  Key questions, information about images and copyright, and obtaining permission; Note: this site is Canadian and might have different laws.
• When Copying is OK -- The "Fair Use" Rule
  Discussion about fair use from Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia.

Copyright and Fair Use Quizzes

• The Copyright Quiz
  Five situations and answers.
• Copyright, Fair Use are Misunderstood, Kornfield Says
  Multiple choice and True/False quiz on copyright facts.
• Copyright Quiz - Quiz and Answers
  Copyright situations targeted for educators.
• A JCloze Exercise
  Fill-in-the-blank quiz.

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