Bunker Hill Community
College Intellectual
Property Rights 

Community College Copyright Policy:
Table of Contents
Policy
Appendix A
Appendix B

Compliance - With network and file sharing as it relates to copyright and intellectual property. See the following for more information on these issues: Copyright Memo from US Department of Education

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education at:
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/related-materials/codes/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education
 
"This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use. Fair use is the right to use copyrighted material without permission or payment under some circumstances-especially when the cultural or social benefits of the use are predominant. It is a general right that applies even in situations where the law provides no specific authorization for the use in question-as it does for certain narrowly defined classroom activities.

This guide identifies five principles that represent the media literacy education community's current consensus about acceptable practices for the fair use of copyrighted materials, wherever and however it occurs: in K-12 education, in higher education, in nonprofit organizations that offer programs for children and youth, and in adult education." (from the website description)."

Getting Started

Introduction to copyright and fair use principles.

• NCSU Teach Toolkit
  An online resource for understanding the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act). Compiled by North Carolina State University's Office of the Provost.
• Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
  A five part series of information on copyright law and guidelines for using technology resources. Created by Education World.
• The Exceptions for Instructors eTool
  This site guides educators through a series of questions to determine if the intended use of copyrighted materials meets the educational exceptions of U.S. copyright law. It also provides educators with a PDF documents that summarizes the answers to the questions that the educators can retain as backup to support their decision regarding how they used, or determined not to use the copyrighted work.
• The Fair Use Evaluator
  Another fair use evaluation tool, which provides educators with a finalized PDF document that records the decision-making process of whether a work qualifies under fair use or not.
• The Fair Use Evaluator and The Exceptions for Instructors eTool
  A summary of the Fair Use Evaluator and the Exceptions for Instructors eTool, as assessed by the American Library Association.

Links to the U.S. Copyright Office and important copyright acts.

• The U.S. Copyright Office
  Resources available about every aspect of copyright
• Bayh-Dole Act - The Law: Posted on the National Institutes of Health Office of History website.
  Resources on the law and implementing regulations regarding the transfer of new technology from academia to the private sector.
  
  30th Anniversary website of the Bayh-Dole Act: Brought to you by The Association of American Universities, The Association of University Technology Managers and The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
  Bayh-Dole Act Research & History Central: Provided by Pierce Law (Franklin Pierce Law Center)
  Also click on: http://www.bayhdolecentral.com/Compiled_Legislative_History.pdf
• Digital Millenium Copyright Act
  Link to the complete act which works to extend the reach of copyright, while limiting the liability of Online Providers from copyright infringement by their users
• Teach Act
  Text of the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act (TEACH Act), which is now law

(3) - Copyright Clearance Center

(4) - Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Review Board

(5) - Intellectual Property Overview

(6) - Please see Mount Wachusetts Community College Library's COPYRIGHT page