The Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. provides many links to information on copyright laws. Explains what they are, who needs them, what they protect, and what a copyright violation would be.

Micro-Module provides an excellent overview on copyright and fair use. Following the article is a post-test to assess your understanding of the material. The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois...

This is a wonderful lesson plan about copyright. One of the activities allows students to actively think about copyright issues by listening to music and reviewing interesting court cases.

This site contains copyright and fair use guidelines and best practices for educational tools and for the filmmaking and video industry.

This MIT course covers a wide range of copyright issues in the digital age. Peer-to-peer file sharing, DVD encryption, fair use and GNU licensing are just a few of the topics discussed in the video lectures.

This site from the Library of Congress provides the homepage of the United States Copyright Office. The information provided on this page is very helpful on the subject with many links to frequently asked questions, as well as laws and...

Activity-based resource on digital piracy and fair use. Students read the literature on the topic and participate in a role play acting as congressional members arguing about the lawfulness of file sharing copyrighted material over the...

Read about copyright law. Then take an interactive quiz to test your understanding.

This site contains general information about copyright and fair use as well as specific information about intellectual property and technology.

Click through information about copyright issues, such as public domain, fair use, and intellectual property, designed for both students and teachers. Also includes teaching ideas for elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students.

A PDF file that reviews copyright basics, fair use and plagiarism.

Copyright laws as established by the Berne Convention, Fair Use, Digital Rights Management, and The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 are discussed.

A four-page handout on copyright and fair use, beginning with frequently asked questions and continuing with summaries of parts of copyright law, tips on asking permission to use copyrighted materials, and guidelines on acceptable use of...

An article on "intellectual property" issues. Includes moral question of ownership, fair use guidelines, and new technology.

Explanations on copyright, fair use, spamming, flaming and other digital ethics issues.

This site contains a Wikipedia description of copyright.

Ready-to-print chart containing specific information about what teachers can copy without violating copyright laws.

Good site for debunking myths about copyright law, posted by a New York attorney.

This site contains a Wikipedia description of fair use.

This site contains links to five articles about storytelling by Heather Forest. Articles include the following: "Crafting Personal Vision in Telling Folktales," "The Voice as an Instrument," "Copyright and Fair Use of Published...