The Copyright Permissions Center is a Division of Printing Services. Please visit the link above or one of the seven Printing Services locations throughout campus for all your photocopying or printing needs.
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Additional copyright information
Now that we have you hooked into the
wonderful and interesting world of copyright, we thought you might
like to satisfy your curiosity and broaden your knowledge base through
the following sites:
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U.S. Copyright Office
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This site offers
the actual copyright statutes, along with basically everything
you will ever need to know regarding copyright. You will also
find information and forms pertaining to copyright registration.
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| Copyright
Clearance Center (CCC) |
The Copyright
Clearance Center was developed by publishers to directly respond
to and manage copyright permissions requests. Their site includes
some general copyright information and an excellent database of
registered titles and publishers, including royalty rates. Although
their database of titles is an excellent resource for estimating
permission costs and response times, please refer all actual
permission requests to our office directly. Our office is
already registered with the CCC and is the central permissions
agency for the University of Minnesota. |
| TEACH
Act |
The TEACH Act is a recent update
(2002) to copyright law that pertains to the use of copyrighted
materials in distance education. This site provides the text of
the TEACH and some analysis to help one better understand it. Note: Currently the TEACH Act is not applicable at the University of Minnesota as we have not met all the qualifying provisions. |
| Crash
Course on Copyright (University of Texas System) |
This site provides some copyright
basics, as well as, a tutorial for educators. |
| American
Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) |
This database offers
a searchable database of musical titles, artists, composers, and
publishers. You will also find information regarding licensing
musical works here. |
| Broadcast
Music Inc. (BMI) |
Similar organization to that of ASCAP.
Provides a searchable database of musical works and information
regarding licensing. |
| Copyright
and Fair Use (Stanford University Libraries) |
Provides statutes,
court decisions, and links pertaining to copyright and fair use. |
Other University of Minnesota Resources
Because of the size of our University
and the many facets of copyright, our office is only one of many at
the 'U' designed to help navigate you through the world of copyright.
Below are links to other departments at the University that work with
copyright and a brief description of each.
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Office
of the General Counsel
The legal arm of the University.
The Office of the General Counsel would provide legal advice
and assistance to the University community regarding more complex
copyright issues. |
Digital
Media Center
The Digital Media Center consults
and assists the University community in issues regarding teaching
technology. They can help with copyright concerns and issues
pertaining to WebCT and website development. |
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University
Libraries and Copyright Information and Education Office
The University Libraries develop and implement their own copyright policies regarding internal copying and library reserve issues. All such questions should be referred to them directly. You can also access the University Libraries search engine, or WorldCat, to find missing information on citations. Additionally, the libraries Copyright Information and Education Office is a useful educational resource for inquiries pertaining to copyright law, fair use, copyright management for authors, and other copyright related matters. |
Office for Technology Commercialization
This office would answer general questions from
University inventors regarding patents, ownership, licensing,
and proprietary transfers of their creations. |
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University
Relations
University Relations is the keeper of the University
Logo. All questions regarding using official University of Minnesota
logos and images should be referred to them. |
University
of Minnesota Press and University of Minnesota Extension
These are publishing arms of the University.
They control and grant permission for material they publish. |
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