Policies, Tools & Resources

Hamilton Policies

• Hamilton College Copyright Policy
• Audio Visual Services Copyright Policy
• Copyright on Digital Information Systems
• Policy on the Determination of Ownership of Intellectual Property
• Policy on College-Owned Intellectual Property
• Honor Code

Tools

• Know Your Copy Rights
• Search Copyright Records (Library of Congress)
• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S.
• Fair Use Evaluator Tool
• Section 108 Spinner (for Libraries & Archives)

Video/Graphic

• A Fair(y) Use Tale
• Bound by Law [graphic comic]
• Copyright on Campus
• Get Creative

Websites

• Center for Media & Social Impact
• Copyright Advisory Office - Columbia University Libraries
• Copyright and Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Copyright Watch
• Creative Commons
• Society for Cinema & Media Studies - Fair Use Policy
• Teaching Copyright
• U.S. Copyright Office

Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use

• Images
• Online Video
• OpenCourseWare
• Poetry
• Dance
• Documentary Filmmakers
• Media Literacy Education
• Visual Arts

Publications

• Clearance & Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know  (Silman-James Press, 2003).
• Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. (American Library Association, 2012).
• Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off. (Nolo, 2007).
• Permissions, a Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property. (University of Chicago Press, 2006).
• The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More. (Nolo, 2008).