Copyright
University of Wisconsin-Stout Guidelines
- Online Copyright Compliance At UW-Stout
- Copyright Guidelines From the Faculty/Staff Handbook
- Ownership of Intellectual Property UW System Policies
- Web Publishing Standards: Compliance At UW-Stout
- Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy General guideline document for acceptable use of the Internet at UW-Stout
Guidelines from Computing@UW-Stout Handbook
- Laptop and Electronic Communication Guidelines (Check page 6)
- Student Laptop Computer Conduct (Check page 8)
- Downloading and File Sharing: University of Wisconsin-Stout Guidelines in PDF (Check page 28)
Government Web Sites
- United States Copyright Office
- US Code: Title 17 Copyrights
- Fair Use Statute, 17 U.S. Code, Section 107 Search title, using term "fair use"
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- Copyright Resources for Schools and Libraries Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Copyright Web Sites
- Copyright and Fair Use From Stanford University Libraries
- Copyright and Intellectual Property Office From Ball State University Libraries
- Copyright Clearance Center Serves as a permissions agent for hundreds of book and periodical publishers
- The Copyright Website
- Copyright Crash Course From University of Texas System
- Ten Big Myths about Copyright Explained
- Washington State University: University Publishing Copyright Includes a section of Music and Copyright and Public Domain Chart
- World Intellectual Property Organization
TEACH Act (Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act)
The TEACH Act updates copyright law pertaining to transmissions of performances and displays of copyrighted materials. Such transmissions are critical to current higher education distance education efforts, including online courses.- American Library Association Distance Education and the TEACH Act
- TEACH Act Toolkit
Toolkit for UW-Stout Faculty and Instructors
- Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers (PDF) Hall Davidson. Two-page print-out chart lists print and media formats with specifics on use and nonuse.
- Thinking Through Fair Use University of Minnesota Libraries
- Copyright Basics: The Video Copyright Clearance Center
- Request for Permission to Use Copyrighted Materials (Letter template)
- Using Course Management Systems: Guidelines and Best Practices for Copyright Compliance (PDF) Copyright Clearance Center
- Creative Commons CC is a "nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright." Useful for finding images etc. to use in instructional materials--watch the licensing codes.
- © Is it Protected by Copyright? Check copyright status by date of publication
- Author Rights: Using the SPARC Author Addendum to Secure Your Rights as the Author of a Journal Article Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition
- Open Access (PDF) SPARC Brochure on publishing scholarly research
Organizations and Associations
- The Copyright Society of the United States
- Copyright and Intellectual Property Association of Research Libraries
Last Revised: 08/01/2010 Last Updated: 05/30/2013
Contact Information
For print materials and fair use:
Bill Johnston, University Library
220 Swanson Learning Center
johnstonw@uwstout.edu
715/232-1184
For software:
Doug Wahl, Telecommunications and Networking
104 Millennium Hall
wahld@uwstout.edu
715/232-2501
For web:
Michael Dodor
301A Millennium Hall
dodorm@uwstout.edu
715/232-2671