Listed below are resources with information about copyright law, use of copyrighted materials, determining the copyright status of a work, and other related resources found online and through the ODU Library.  

Introductory Information 

• Copyright & Digital Distance Education (U.S. Copyright Office) 
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (American Library Association) 

General Information

• 10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained - A good, basic primer on copyright law and the Internet
• Copyright & Fair Use Act (Stanford University Libraries)  
• Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas System)  

Guides for Determining the Copyright Status of a Work 

• Copyright & Fair Use - Charts & Tools (Stanford U Libraries)  
• How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work (Conservation OnLine Document Library) 

Educational Fair Use  

• Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance - A comprehensive guide from the Copyright Clearance Center 
• Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University) 
• Copyright Basics: The Teach Act - Concerning copyright in distance education

How to Copyright a Work  

• The United States Copyright Office Information - Copyright registration forms, etc.
• Copyright Clearance Center - Online access to the right organization of the same name
• ASCAP - American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Multimedia - Guidelines & Production

• Fair Use & IP - Resources on the Conference on Fair Use, provided by the Association of Research Libraries

 Browse the ODU Library Catalog for more copyright resources.

• About Copyright - Includes overview of copyright, obtaining permissions, & "fair use" 
• Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance
• Copyright Best Practices for Using Course Management Systems
• Pay-Per-Use Services - For obtaining copyright permission

• Copyright FAQ - Current copyright law information 
• Copyright Basics - Topic based circulars
• DMCA Executive Summary - The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
• Title 17 of the U.S. Code  - Copyright and related laws

• Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use - Subject matter and scope of copyright