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Copyright issues related to technology-based teaching and learning are often complex and can involve considerations of University policies, federal statute, and consultations with experts. Chances are you can find support and help right here on the Twin Cities campus. Whether you're concerned with ownership issues, fair use and permissions, or need legal advice, there are University resources available to help you comply with the law and take advantage of its many provisions for both copyright owners and users of copyrighted works.
In addition to any of the support and resources noted below you can meet with a DMC consultant to discuss your instructional technology intellectual property issues.
It's a good idea to become familiar with any University policies that can effect copyright behavior and responsible compliance with statute before you get too far along in your project. You may find a review of the following policies helpful:
This University policy describes the rights and responsibilities of all users of University technology resources, including the responsibility to comply with copyright and licensing agreements.
This University code complements legal defense and indemnification policies and includes standards for behavior that must be met to remain in good standing as a member of the University community.
This University policy describes the responsibilities of members of the University community who seek legal representation from the University's Office of the General Counsel.
This University policy answers many questions surrounding ownership. It includes definitions of types of works developed with University resources that qualify as intellectual property, and distinguishes when the rights to those works are owned by the institution or by the individual creator(s).
The nature of new media and technology-based instruction invites the integration of many works into a synthetic whole, e.g. a course Web site, an interactive tutorial, or other multimedia product. Such syntheses may even result in entirely new original works, themselves protected by entirely separate copyrights. When is it necessary to get permission to use someone else's copyrighted work in a project? How do you secure permission to do so? When will fair use apply? These are central questions that arise routinely in technology-enhanced learning situations.
Visit the University Libraries' Copyright Information & Education Initiative Web site for comprehensive coverage of copyright law applied in higher education. Resources on this site include:
You also can send your questions about copyright to copyinfo@umn.edu.
Last modified Tuesday, 19-Jun-2007 15:32:01 CDT
