Copyright+Law

Copyright Law

[|U.S. Copyright Office]
Copyright Law and Fair Use guidelines.
 * A copyright is a grant by the United States of exclusive rights over the writings of an author, including software.
 * A copyright protects only the expression, not the idea.
 * Expressions are inherently copyrighted at creation.
 * The right to sue for infringement requires claims of copyright to be registered in the Copyright Office.
 * Registration requires creator to fill out copyright forms and submit.
 * Expression must display copyright symbol.
 * Innovative and/or novel software algorithms or constructions protection requires submission of an intellectual property disclosure form and review by the UTA Intellectual Property Committee as a process patent.
 * Ideas can be protected through patent application.

[|Copyright Website] from the Library of Congress has information about copyright, how to register a work, how to record a document and information about law and policy.
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia defines the limitations on the exclusive rights of copyright holders. These guidelines is to provide guidance on the application of fair use principles by educators, scholars and students who develop multimedia projects using portions of copyrighted works under fair use rather than by seeking authorization for non-commercial educational uses. Teach Act expands the scope of educator's rights for digital distance education. These rights (to perfom, display, and copy works) are similar to those we have in face-to-face teaching. [|Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright (Library of Congress)] for teachers and students.