Carleton is committed to helping its community navigate copyright law in an informed and consciencious manner. These resources are provided to help you better understand copyright guidelines and issues.

General Copyright Resources
Education-Specific Guidelines and Issues
Fair Use
Case Law

General Copyright Resources

Copyright and Fair Use
Published by Stanford University
The Stanford University Libraries have compiled a wealth of information regarding copyright and fair use. The web page includes links to primary materials, copyright and fair use guides to articles, mailing lists and communities, US agencies, and more. What is especially nice about this website is that it provides information on current issues regarding copyright.

Copyright Information and Education Initiative
Published by the University of Minnesota Libraries
This website focuses on copyright information as it applies to teaching, research, the library, and more. It provides basic information about copyright including the issue of fair use, and the public domain. It also has many useful tools intended to help people make decisions regarding copyright, including The © Decision Map, Public Domain Table, and Licensing Table.

Copyright Crash Course
Published by the University of Texas
For a whimsical yet information-packed journey through copyright and fair use, scroll down through the University of Texas' Copyright Crash Course.

U.S. Copyright Act, Title 17
Published by the U.S. Copyright Office
This is the complete copyright law of the United States of America and related laws contained in Title 17 of the United States Code.

Campus Guidelines and Issues

Classroom Guidelines: Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions with Respect to Books and Periodicals

Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance (Copyright Clearance Center)

UMN: Copyright Laws & Guidlines

UMN: Copyright Home

Questions and Answers on Copyright for the Campus Community

Copy Photographs Computator

Copyright Guidelines for Exhibiting Movies and other Audiovisual Works

Copyright Issues in the Electronic Realm at Cornell

Cornell Copyright Guidelines

Fun Flash Animation comic book on copyright and usage
(for the college student in all of us)

ccLearn: Creative Commons for Education

Fair Use

Working with Fair Use
University of Minnesota Libraries

Copyright and Fair Use Overview
Stanford University Libraries

Case Law

Current Legislation and Issues
Published by Stanford University
Keep abreast of current changes or additions to copyright law.

NewsNet
Published by the United States Copyright Office
The United States Copyright Office publishes this free online newsletter that alerts us to hearings, new legislation, proposed changes, new publications, and the like. It also solicits comments on actions the office is taking.

Sony Corp v. Universal City Studios (464 U.S. 417)

Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises (471 U.S. 539)

Stewart v. Abend (495 U.S. 207)

Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (510 U.S. 569)

Leslie A Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp (Thumbnails)

Perfect 10 v. Google (Thumbnails, in-line linking)