Copyright

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:01:32 Z

This paper from the Congressional Research Service that summarizes the many interactions between generative AI systems (both in terms of the training sets used to develop these systems and the outputs that such systems produce) and copyright law.

Georgia State Copyright Case Resources

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:10:02 Z

This page provides resources related to the Georgia State copyright case.

The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources

Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:00:19 Z

This is a chapter from the fourth edition of "Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology".

EDUCAUSE Comments: Amicus Brief, BMG v Cox DMCA Case

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:05:13 Z

EDUCAUSE joined the American Council on Education (ACE), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and nine other higher education and library groups in submitting a neutral amicus brief in Cox Communications’ appeal of the BMG v Cox case.

EDUCAUSE Comments: DMCA Notice-and-Takedown Study

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:55:14 Z

EDUCAUSE Comments: DMCA Anti-Circumvention Exemptions

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:38:55 Z

Just before the end of 2015, the U.S. Copyright Office released a notice of inquiry seeking comments for its “triennial rule making process established under the DMCA [Digital Millennium Copyright Act] to adopt exemptions to the prohibition against circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works."

EDUCAUSE Comments on US Dept of Education Rule Making on Open Licensing

Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:45:45 Z

The American Council on Education (ACE) and EDUCAUSE submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) about its notice of proposed rule-making (NPRM) on open licensing.

EDUCAUSE Comments: Making Federally Funded Educational Resources OER

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:01 Z

On August 4, 2015, a group of 90 higher education and related organizations, including EDUCAUSE, released a letter asking the Obama Administration to establish a new policy on education, training, or instructional resources developed with federal funding.

7 Things You Should Read About Copyright in Online Education: Perspectives and Models

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:37:52 Z

Concerns about copyright are an ongoing issue for instructors and librarians at colleges and universities.

The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:38:09 Z

The Campus Guide to Copyright Compliance was designed for academic institutions to help answer questions ranging from basic copyright law to the more complex topics of ILL and e-reserves.

CU-Boulder Procedures on File Sharing

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:36:26 Z

This CU-Boulder procedures on copyright violations describes their “three strikes” process of dealing with students who violate policy.

A New Polemic: Libraries, MOOCs, and the Pedagogical Landscape

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:43 Z

The author, Nora Almeida, examines MOOCs through the lense of libraries, including intellectual property, digital preservation, and information delivery and curricular support models.

Copyright Challenges in a MOOC Environment

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:51 Z

The intersection of copyright and the scale and delivery of MOOCs highlights the enduring tensions between academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and copyright law in higher education.

MOOCsâ€”Key Legal and Policy Issues for Colleges and Universities

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:35:07 Z

The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), ACE, and EDUCAUAUSE held a webinar on July 25th, 2013 on the key legal and policy issues regarding massive open online courses (MOOCs).

The HathiTrust Case and Appeal: A Policy Brief

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:35:38 Z

On October 10, 2012, Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. District Court in New York ruled in favor of the HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) and its university partners in a copyright infringement suit brought by the Authors Guild (AG) and other groups.

Brief of Amici Curiae Higher Education Associations in Support of Appellees HathiTrust, et al., and Affirmance

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:48 Z

This Amica Curiae brief, filed on June 4, 2013 by the American Council on Education (ACE) and with EDUCAUSE as a signer, supports HathiTrust and appellees, with the primary reason that "copyright fair use issues presented here profoundly affect the public interest mission of amici and their members," and the belief that the "effort of the Authors Guild and its amici [distorts] the copyright fair use right into a narrow exception that ...

HathiTrust: The Collection and Its Uses

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:35:00 Z

John Wilkin and Sigrid Anderson Cordell provide an overview of HathiTrust and will discuss some uses of the materials in the repository.

Copyright for Librarians: The Essential Handbook

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:34:51 Z

"Copyright for Librarians" (CFL) is an online open curriculum on copyright law that was developed jointly with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society."

Massive Open Online Courses: Legal and Policy Issues for Research Libraries

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 17:33:18 Z

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) raise significant legal and policy questions for research libraries, which are often asked to support the development of MOOC courses.

Documenting the Now Supporting Scholarly Use and Preservation of Social Media Content

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:32:35 Z

This session was presented at the CNI Fall 2016 Project Briefings.