Copyright
Quick Tools
Columbia Univeristy Fair Use Checklist
Further Information
Amherst College – Copyright & Fair Use
“Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers” Xavier University Library
Copyright.gov – Copyright Law of the United States
Cornell University – Copyright Information Center
“Know Your Copy Rights” Association of Research Libraries
Nolo’s Fair Use: The Four Factors Courts Consider in a Copyright Infringement Case
Nolo’s The ‘Fair Use’ Rule: When Use of Copyrighted Material Is Acceptable
Licensing
To create open access materials you will need to apply an open license.
“Creative Commons helps you legally share your knowledge and creativity to build a more equitable, accessible, and innovative world.”
Creative Commons Licensing (Wakelet)
This is an annotated list of resources on Creative Commons Licensing explaining the nature and usage of this type of licensing.
GNU Free Documentation License
“Published software should be free software. To make it free software, you need to release it under a free software license.”
