Copyright Issues in the Electronic Realm at Cornell
Cornell University Introduction to Digital Copyright, a free mini-course written by Cornell's Office of Information Technologies and powered by eCornell
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
- Resources for Controlling Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Applications, May 2008
- How the RIAA Catches Alleged Music Pirates, from The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 2008
- Notice to All Students Regarding Internet Copyright Infringement and Digital Millennium Copyright Infringement Notices, Nov. 2007
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) "Settlement Letters" and "Preservation Notices", April 2007
- Frequently Asked Questions about DMCA Notices, Subpoenas, and Legal Music, updated Nov. 2007
- Procedure Pertaining to Notifications of Copyright Violation on the Cornell University Network
- Standard Notice of Copyright Infringement, updated May 2008
Articles and Presentations
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Copyright Education Progam demo -
pilot progam for first-time offenders of copyright infringement,
written by the IT Policy Office, produced and powered by e-Cornell,
available free of charge for sample viewing; October 2007
- Core Curriculum upon which the demo is based
- Copyright Wars and Higher Education, The Cornell Daily Sun, October 29, 2007
- Stop blaming higher education for the Internet copyright problem!, Cornell Chronicle, October 22, 2007
- Background on File-Sharing and Copyright Issues in Higher Education, with respect to the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, August 2007
- Archived Articles
Copyright References
- Cornell Copyright Information Center
- Cornell Copyright Decision Tree (92KB PDF file), October 2003
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act from EDUCAUSE's Current Issues
- Copyright Overview from Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute
- U.S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress) - provides copyright basics and information about fair use
Copyright Issues in Education
- Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials from the University of Texas
- Fair Use of Copyrighted Works: A Crucial Element in Educating America (PDF) from the Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems (CETUS)
- Copyright and Fair Use from Stanford University Libraries
- Ethical and Legal Use of Digital Media from Penn State University