Policies, Tools & Resources
More About Copyright
Hamilton Policies
- Hamilton College Copyright Policy
- Audio Visual Services Copyright Policy
- Copyright on Digital Information Systems
- Policy on the Determination of Ownership of Intellectual Property
- Policy on College-Owned Intellectual Property
- Honor Code
Tools
- Know Your Copy Rights
- Search Copyright Records (Library of Congress)
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S.
- Fair Use Evaluator Tool
- Section 108 Spinner (for Libraries & Archives)
Video/Graphic
Websites
- Center for Media & Social Impact
- Copyright Advisory Office - Columbia University Libraries
- Copyright and Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Copyright Watch
- Creative Commons
- Society for Cinema & Media Studies - Fair Use Policy
- Teaching Copyright
- U.S. Copyright Office
Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use
- Images
- Online Video
- OpenCourseWare
- Poetry
- Dance
- Documentary Filmmakers
- Media Literacy Education
- Visual Arts
Publications
- Clearance & Copyright: Everything the Independent Filmmaker Needs to Know (Silman-James Press, 2003).
- Copyright Law for Librarians and Educators: Creative Strategies and Practical Solutions. (American Library Association, 2012).
- Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off. (Nolo, 2007).
- Permissions, a Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property. (University of Chicago Press, 2006).
- The Public Domain: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More. (Nolo, 2008).