Copyright Law Primer
Origin & Purpose of Copyright Law
Copyrightable Works
How Works Are Copyrighted
When Works Become Copyrighted
Copyright Ownership
Ownership Rights
Joint Ownership
Assignment & Transfer
Licenses
Copyright Duration
Copyright Infringement
Application of Copyright Law to Higher Education
External and Internal Sources of Law
Works Made For Hire
1909 Copyright Act
1976 Copyright Act
Teacher Exception Rule
Faculty Contracts & Institutional Policies
Academic Custom & Usage
Institutional Policies / Faculty Handbooks
Faculty Contracts
Amendments to Contracts & Institutional Policies
Assignment & Transfers of Copyright Ownership
Applied to Higher Education
Ownership of Faculty-Created Works: The Works Made for Hire Doctrine
General Application
Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid
Independent Contractor Versus Employee
Works Prepared Within the Scope of Employment
Specially Ordered or Commissioned Works
Computer Programs
Course Materials, Exams, & Syllabi
Web-based Courses
Employees Versus Independent Contractors
Within the Scope of Employment
Joint Works
Grants
Joint Works
In General
Co-Authorship with Colleagues
Graduate Assistants
Lectures, Class Notes, & Internet Notetaking Companies
Are Faculty Lectures Copyrighted?
Who Owns Faculty Lectures?
Fair Use Limitations
Textbooks & Scholarly Research
Assignment to Publishers
Copyright Policy Considerations
Who Should Own Faculty-Created Works
Copyright Policy Recommendations
Additional Policy Considerations
Works Made for Hire
Teacher Exception Rule
Institutional Copyright Policies
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State University & Professor Smith
Textbook Rights
The Information Superhighway
The Golden Years.