TEACH Act Information
A Penn State collection of information about the TEACH Act.
A Video Clip Decision Tree
Using this great "decision tree" from Becky Albitz, Electronic Resources/Copyright Librarian at the University Libraries will help you figure out if you can digitize/post a video clip legally.
TurnItIn.com
Turnitin.com can be used as a means to teach students how to work with sources and to raise awareness of paraphrasing and quoting skills in order to avoid plagiarism." From the ITS site, "Turnitin.com is a Web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system owned by Turnitin.com, Inc., to which Penn State has a subscription.
Sample Copyright Permissions Letter
Need to obtain permission to use an image, document, or other resource in your course? This sample letter is provided as a starting point. Yellow highlighting is used to indicate components of the letter that should be modified for your use.
Plagiarism.org
Plagiarism.org is a great resource about plagiarism in "plain English!"
Intellectual Property Rights of Penn State Students
Guideline IPG02 Special Student Intellectual Property Agreement is the official University policy stating the rights and responsibilities regarding intellectual property created as a student at The Pennsylvania State University.
Penn State's Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records
Policy AD11University Policy on Confidentiality of Student Records is important information every faculty and staff member at Penn State should know.
Copyright - When Works Pass into the Public Domain
Laura Gasaway is one of the current copyright gurus, and her work is frequently referenced among those "in the know" about copyright and fair use issues. This chart entitled "When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain" outlines some of the issues related to fair use and public domain.