Warning: A Copyright Policy Isn’t Enough!
Does having copyright guidelines in place make your parent organization less vulnerable to a lawsuit? Apparently not, as Cornell learned.
The Cornell affair was resolved in less than six months without litigation, because the jointly written “Cornell Electronic Course Content Copyright Guidelines” was accepted by both Cornell University and the AAP. (See www.copyright.cornell.edu.)
As stated in a Copyright Clearance Center News Alert (CCC EXTRA, October 2006) the Association of American Publishers “is reviewing the copyright policies of a number of colleges and universities across the United States.” Forewarned is forearmed. Dust off those policies, sharpen your pencils, and contact your legal counsel. IPG
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