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Peer reviewedConstant, Beth A. – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Gives a historical overview of copyright law and discusses the Copyright Act provisions dealing with fair use. Discusses fair-use issues in the preparation of university coursepacks, and new advances in copyright legislation to accommodate advancing technology. Advises educators to exercise caution in creating multimedia until further fair-use…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Downloading, Fair Use (Copyrights), Higher Education
Download full textAlexander, Suann; Baird, Diane – 2003
This paper presents an overview of copyright issues for research and teaching. The first section provides historical background from the origin of the concept of copyright in 1557 in Britain to the present. The second section looks at fair use, including parameters and guidelines for reproduction. The following sections discusses the Berne…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights), Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
