A Short Course in Copyright for NWACC Faculty

The U.S. Copyright Office makes the complete text of Circular 92, otherwise known as Title 17 of the United States Code, including amendments enacted through December 9, 2010.

Use the Digital Copyright Slider to determine copyright duration.

What this tool can do for you:
Help you better understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code.
Collect, organize & archive the information you might need to support a fair use evaluation.
Provide you with a time-stamped, PDF document for your records [example], which could prove valuable, should you ever be asked by a copyright holder to provide your fair use evaluation and the data you used to support it. [why is this important?]
Provide access to educational materials, external copyright resources, and contact information for copyright help at local & national levels.

Answer most any fair use question with this list of handy tools.

Consult this clearinghouse for higher ed copyright issues and concerns.