Mass digitization of library collections is revealing works in the public domain and orphan works whose copyright owners cannot be found. This puts pressure on copyright law to adapt to new digital possibilities. The University of Texas Public Domain Project identifies works that are public domain and develops best practices for searching for orphan work owners. While some assume everything online is public domain, copyright actually still applies unless a work explicitly gives permission. Authors implicitly license limited use by posting works, and individuals can be liable for distributing copyrighted works without permission. Fair use allows for limited use of copyrighted works for purposes like education or commentary.

1. Copyright Copyright Crash Course written for the University of Texas by Georgia K. Harper Building on other’s creative expressions!

6. 2. If the work is protected, has your campus already licensed rights for you to use the work?

8. Performances and displays in face-to-face teaching and distance education

9. Coursepacks, reserves, course management systems and other platforms for distributing course content

10. Digitizing and using images and audiovisual resources for educational purposes

11. Digitizing and using other's works creatively

12. Research copiesNeed more information? The Copyright Crash Course contains detailed materials on fair use and many other copyright issues. http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/index.html

16. Reference Copyright Crash Course was written for the University of Texas by Georgia K. Harper The Copyright Crash Course © 2001, 2007 Georgia K. Harper http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/ You can find the complete “Copyright Crash Couse” at Power point created by Dara K. Cepeda Course EDTC 6340.66 Instructor Mr. Linda Newell MSTTPA Go! TECH MTT Fall 2011