Copyright and IP Policies

Columbia University

Policies and Guidance on Copyright Ownership

• Columbia University Copyright Ownership Policy – the University’s official copyright policy, including information on ownership of work created by faculty and students, from the Office of the General Counsel
• Frequently Asked Questions regarding Columbia University Copyright Ownership Policy from the Office of the Provost
• Guidance and principles about copyright ownership from Columbia’s Copyright Advisory Office

Policies on Other Rights of Use

• Guidance and principles about fair use and other rights of use of copyrighted works from Columbia’s Copyright Advisory Office
• Use of Copyrighted Works by Faculty and Staff – a primer on use of copyrighted works, particularly print material. Includes information on making copies, and obtaining permissions. From the Office of the General Counsel

Policies for Patent Ownership and Technology Transfers

• Proprietary Rights in the Intellectual Products of Faculty Activity – from the Columbia University Faculty Handbook
• Policies relating to Technology Transfers – including licensing, conflicts of interest, and data sharing
• Patent Searching – provides links out to federal and international patent databases
• Columbia Technology Ventures is the office with the mission to facilitate the translation of academic research into practical applications. Most questions related to patents and inventions at the university should be directed to that office.
   

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Policies from Other Colleges and Universities

Policies on Copyright Ownership

• University of Georgia: Policy on Use of Copyrighted Works in Education and Research
• Harvard University: Copyright and Fair Use – a Guide for the Harvard Community

Policies on Other Rights of Use

• Yale University: Academic Copying and Student Course Packets Policies
• Texas A&M: Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Reserves 

Policies for Patent Ownership and Technology Transfers 

• Cornell University: “Inventions and Related Property Rights” Policy Statement
• Harvard University: Intellectual Property Policy 

Additional Websites of Interest

Copyright Offices and Programs

• North Carolina State Universities: Digital Scholarship and Publishing Center
• Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University: Copyright for Librarians
• University of Minnesota: Copyright Information & Education

Interesting and Helpful Resources

• Guide to Using Copyrighted Materials in your Courses – interactive guide from Baruch College to help faculty determine copyright guidelines for using protected media in their courses
• Copyright Crash Course – from University of Texas Libraries, a set of short articles that explain each of the law’s special privileges and the conditions under which libraries enjoy them
• Code of Best Practices and Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries – from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), which is preparing a code of best practices in fair use for academic and research libraries.

Electronic Reserves

• Applying Fair Use in the Development of Electronic Reserves – from Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a guide to issues of fair use in academic e-reserves
• Electronic Reserves Clearinghouse – from Jeff Rosedale at Manhattanville College, a historical repository of electronic reserves services and policies

 

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