Thanks to the Copyright Content Project Team (see list below), DCCCD students and employees now have a reliable source of information about copyright that is written for lay people.
Copyright for Students
To navigate to this page, go to Current Students>Student Services>Copyright Information and Resources
Copyright for Employees
To navigate to this page, go to Employees>Tools and Resources>Copyright Information and Resources
The information on these pages has been reviewed and approved by DCCCD's attorney, Robert Young, and an external law firm that specializes in copyright issues.
Copyright Content Project Team
Moises Almendariz, MVC
Ann Coder, BHC
Bob Crook, LCET
Deborah Davis, RLC
April Ellis, DO, team leader
Genny Espinosa, RLC
Michael Forshee, EFC
Brian Koontz, NLC
Other Copyright and Licensing Resources include the following links:
ALA: Copyright Sites related to federal and state intellectual property issues are listed plus other useful links. Topics include the DMCA, database protection, distance education, copyright education, and UCITA.
CopyOwn: A Resource on Copyright Ownership for the Higher Education Community
Copyright and Copyleft
Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, and Licensing Issues contents: Current Awareness | Reference | Organizations | Initiatives & Projects | Articles, Papers & Reports | Laws, Policies & Court Opinions
Copyright Resources Online
Copyright Permission Form Letter
David Dillard's Copyright Resources
Electronic Reserves Copyright Policies Based on Fair Use November 2003 Examples of how research and academic libraries have used the fair use provisions of Section 107 of the Copyright Act as the basis for their electronic reserves policies.
Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Fair Use Resources
LibLicense: Licensing Digital Information Web site and Discussion List. Includes "Bibliography of Licensing Sources"
Licensing Electronic Resources: Strategic and Practical Considerations for Signing Electronic Information Delivery Agreements Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries.
Stanford University Libraries: Copyright & Fair Use
U.S. Copyright Office
What is Copyright?
World Intellectual Property Organization