Practicing good copyright policies in the newsroom
Copyright in the U.S.
"Copyright Issues and Answers," by David Shedden, Library Director,
Poynter Institute
A comprehensive list of web resources including definitions of copyright,
trademark and fair use as well as web sites with reliable information basic
copyright and intellectual property law as well as articles on the issues of
Internet copyright and Tasini v. New York Times.
Copyright Information Center, Cornell University
Cornell’s Copyright Information Center includes online tutorials, a
"copyright decision tree" that could be adapted for your organization (with
permission), FAQs, and "Hot Topics" including law and pending legislation.
Public Domain chart A handy guide to help you determine copyright term and public domain in
the U.S.
"Copyright Guidelines / Intellectual Property Rights and Fair Use Rules
of Thumb for Humanities Faculty Entering the Web," by Maureen Burns,
Curator, Visual Resources Collection, University of California, Irvine.
Includes "rules of thumb" for music, images and multimedia, a glossary
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bibliography and sources
of interest.
Trademarks
The sources above also have trademark information, but this is a good
source for the journalist / layman.
Copyright resources for Canada
The Copyright Act, accessible by subject in a table of contents. Links
to Copyright Regulations, Copyright Registration and related links.
Access Copyright
Access Copyright provides access to copyright protected works,
but it also has a homepage link to Resources
CopyrightCentral
A clearinghouse, of sorts - perhaps a starting place. If you are
seeking permission to copy printed works, this site will refer you to a
"collective society" such as Access Copyright. There are links to other
copyright resources, information and registration.
About plagiarism
...
Plagiarism is a copyright / intellectual
property issue. Some of us are asked by our companies to be involved in
plagiarism detection. Most of us are aware of recent incidents and as they
are easily found in many sources, they are not listed here. Below is
information about fraud and plagiarism detection and about steps some news
organizations are taking to ensure accuracy and accountability.
Articles
- "Panel at The Times Proposes Steps to Increase Credibility," By Katherine
Q. Seelye,
The New York Times,
May 9, 2005, Section C; Column 1; Business/Financial Desk; Pg. 6
"Plagiarism Detection Tools." by Judson Berger, American Journalism
Review, June/July 2004, Pg. 25
"The Cost of Credibility; New plagiarism check raises concerns," by Teddi
Dineley Johnson,
Presstime,
July, 2004 / August, 2004, NEWSROOM; Pg. 24.
"Policing Plagiarism," by Joe Strupp, Editor & Publisher, August
7, 2000, Pg.19.
"To Check, or not to Check?" by Maria Trombly, The Quill, May,
2004, Pg. 19-21
Software vendors for plagiarism testing
For further exploration of cyberlaw, owning ideas and intellectual
property...
Lawrence Lessig
Free Culture
James Boyle’s Intellectual Property Page and
Center for the Study of the Public Domain
Resources on this page were compiled for a panel discussion
"
Managing Copyright and Leveraging Revenue in Your News Organization"
at the annual conference of the News
Division Special Libraries Assn. in
June 2005. Panel members included
Kathy
Foley, San Antonio Express-News;
Ginny Everett, Atlanta Journal Constitution;
Peter
Simmons, The New York Times; and
Sharon
Clairemont, Orange County Register.
To request updates or additions contact
Kathy
Foley.
Last Updated 6/4/2005