LibGuides: Copyright on Campus: Home

Disclaimer:

This guide is designed to provide basic, general information about copyright, and does not constitute legal advice. The links to third party sites in this guide are provided for your convenience. College of the Redwoods does not take responsibility for the content of these other sites.

Resources at College of the Redwoods Library

Information Ethics
A 7:32 minute segment from a longer video, "Introduction to Information Literacy" covers basic information on ethical use, copyright, common knowledge, fair use, and public domain.
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Copyright Warning by Seven Dimensions
Publication Date: 2015
Lawyer Angela Perry discusses how businesses can avoid unwittingly violating copyright law, and the dangers of downloading and using copyrighted material. You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor user ID and eight digit birth date
Understanding Intellectual Property by Video Education Australasia.
Publication Date: 2017
Why should students value their own and others’ intellectual property? What exactly is intellectual property? This interview led program builds an understanding of intellectual property, copyrights, and related matters. You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor user ID and eight digit birth date
Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators by Carrie Russell
ISBN: 9780838910832
Publication Date: 2011-04-01
Offers clear guidance for providing materials to students while carefully observing copyright law. You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor user ID and eight digit birth date
Complex Copyright: mapping the information ecosystem by Deborah Tussey
ISBN: 9780754695325
Publication Date: 2012-01-28
Complexity theory used to analyze the information landscape on copyright and intellectual property and propose improvements to the current system. You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor user ID and eight digit birth date

College of the Redwoods Copyright Policies

BP 3750 Materials and Copyright
Board Policy that directs to board to establish specific procedures, see links listed here as "AP" or Administrative Policy for details
AP 3710 Securing of Copyright
College of the Redwoods' Administrative Procedure regarding copyrights of materials created or generated by employees
AP 3715 Intellectual Property
Defines status and process for use of materials developed by employees
AP 3720 Computer and Network Use
Policies and procedures regarding copyright for "software, data, and other online information."
AP 3750 Use of Copyrighted Material
Requirements for employees and students to follow in making use of copyrighted material
AP 5500 Student Conduct Code and Disciplinary Procedure
"Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material" is listed as a violation

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