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On this website, we provide basic fact sheets and tutorials about copyright and other information law topics that may affect your research or teaching.

For further research, major copyright and publishing treatises and references are available for reference in the Scholarly Communication Dept., 19th floor, Du Bois Library.

Authors and Publishing Author Organizations Author Rights and Agreements (overview) Publishing Agreements (overview) Negotiate Your Author Publication Agreements Author Addenda! What are these fees in my publication contract? Protect your figures, charts, and graphs Registration: Should I register my copyright? Publishing Agreements (overview) Author Rights and Agreements Negotiate Your Author Publication Agreements Data – Copyrightability Protect your figures, charts, and graphs Open Access UMass Open Access Policy	Teaching and Copyright Copyright and Course Materials Overview Shifting Courses from Face-to-Face to Remote Copyright and Syllabus Guidelines, MSP 2020 “Students Sharing Class Materials: Can Instructors Intervene?” (2015) (PDF) Section 110(1) : You can play it in class! (Classroom Performances in Face-to-Face Classes) Transferring Course Websites – see IT’s Give Permission to Another Instructor to Transfer Your Moodle Course UMass Copyright or Intellectual Property Policy Streaming Media Copyright Policy (UMass Libraries) Classroom Performances In face-to-face classes (Section 110(1)) Syllabus Statements about Copyright (see also the UMass Center for Teaching and Learning)
Students and Copyright “Students Sharing Class Materials: Can Instructors Intervene?” (2015) (PDF) Theses and dissertations: Can I include my published paper in my thesis or dissertation? Can I include my published paper in my thesis or dissertation? Registration: Should I register my copyright? Who owns student classwork? (Answer: Students own their own coursework!) UMass Student Legal Services Office can assist with claims of copyright infringement	Permissions, Citation, and Plagiarism Negotiation – how and why Permission culture: Why we shouldn’t expect to ask (or give) permission for all uses Using Creative Commons Content Copyright Notices
Fair Use Fair Use Overview Fair Use in more detail Fair Use Checklists and Tools Fair Use Best Practice Guides Public Statement of Library Copyright Specialists: Fair Use and Emergency Remote Teaching and Research, March 13, 2020, available online here
Libraries and Copyright CONTU and InterLibrary Loan Public Performance Rights on Library Materials Streaming Media at UMass Reserves at UMass Libraries	UMass – Copyright at UMass UMass Copyright or Intellectual Property Policy – under revision UMass Open Access Policy UMass Amherst Policies and Procedures UMass Office of Research Policies, A to Z UMass Libraries Policies and Procedures UMass Faculty Senate: Policy Documents UMass Student Legal Services Office UMass Information Technology (IT): UMass IT Copyright UMass DMCA Agent Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Give Permission to Another Instructor to Transfer Your Moodle Course File Sharing: Copyright and File Sharing FAQ Share Files Online Legally and Safely Avoid Copyright Infringement Video and Copyright Copyright Resources Copyright Infringement Procedures Understand Your Copyright Violation Notice
Basics of Copyright Copyrightability Copyright Exceptions and Limitations Fair Use First sale rights Library Exceptions to Copyright CONTU and InterLibrary Loan Public Domain – Public Domain Day Section 110(1) : You can play it in class! (Classroom Performances) Rights of Copyright Public Performances Public Performance Rights on Library Materials Enforcing Copyright Help, I received a copyright complaint! Copyright Small Claims	< !– Privacy –> !– Trademark –> !– Public Records Act and FOIA Requests –>

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