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Copyright Resource Material

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Copyright
    1. Copyright Basics
      1. What is Copyright?
      2. What works are protected?
      3. Rights of the Copyright Owner
      4. Unprotected Materials
      5. Duration of Copyright Protection
      6. Copyright Notices
    2. Legal Copyright Exemptions
      1. U.S. Copyright Law Section 107: Fair Use
      2. U.S. Copyright Law Section 108: Reproductions by Libraries and Archives
      3. U.S. Copyright Law Section 110: Exemptions of Certain Performances & Displays
    3. Remedies for Copyright Infringement
    4. Introduction to the Copyright Licensing Office
      1. Copyright Services
      2. Licensing Services
      3. Maintaining Licensing Records and Database Information
      4. Contact Information
      5. Copyright Tutorial
      6. Submitting a Request to the CLO (for BYU Community)
      7. Submitting a Request to use BYU-Owned Materials (for those outside BYU)
    5. Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) Summary

      Title I: WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation

      1. NewProhibitions on Using Copyrighted Works
      2. Exceptions for the Benefit of Education and Libraries
      3. Three-Year Review of the Law
      4. Encyrption Research and Reverse Engineering

      Title II: Online Service Provider Liability

      Title IV B: Additional Provisions of Importance to the University

  3. Common Copyright Applications
    1. Myths of Copyright
    2. Considerations for Copying
    3. Unpublished Works
    4. Guidelines for Showing Films, Movies, Videos, DVDs (Motion Pictures)
    5. Copying Broadcasts of Television Programs
    6. Performance or Display at a Place of Worship
    7. Music
    8. Computer Programs
    9. Internet, Distributed Education, and Digital Delivery of Copyrighted Material
    10. Situations NOT Covered by the Copyright Resource Material
  4. Information for Specific Areas
    1. Packet and Copyright Clearance Center (Bookstore)
    2. Libraries
    3. Center for Instructional Design (CID)
    4. CID Teaching & Learning Lab & BlackBoard
    5. Print Services and Copy Centers
    6. Independent Study (IS)
    7. BYU Licensing and Trademark Office
  5. Appendices
    1. Selected Provisions from the U.S. Copyright Law
    2. Copying Decision Flowcharts
    3. Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions
    4. Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
  6. Bibliography