Resources
The following resources are offered for your convenient reference and information and to provide multiple points-of-view. Content and references are the responsibility of the respective providers, and do not necessarily reflect the endorsement by the Academic Senate or Pratt Institute.

INSTITUTIONS
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Policy on Ownership and Use of Intellectual Property Rights, March 7, 2003

The New School Intellectual Property Rights Policy, June 13, 2002

California Institute of the Arts: Library & Network Services Copyright Policies

Arts Center College of Design: Intellectual Property Program

College Art Association: Papers and Projects on Copyright and Intellectual Property including Projects and Activities of the Committee on Intellectual Property; includes links to websites addressing proprietary issues in the arts

Documents
Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations. This document (416 KB PDF) was developed organizations (Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Association of American University Presses and the Association of American Publishers) that "represent sectors which play central roles within higher education in the creation, use, and management of copyrighted works. The principal objective of this project was to bring together these groups, which have differing perspectives and often conflicting views on the appropriate use of copyrighted works, to produce a document that conveys their common understanding regarding the basic meaning and practical significance of copyright for the higher education community."

Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use, November 2005 (157 KB)

WILL FAIR USE SURVIVE? Free Expression in the Age of Copyright Control, Dec 2005, from the Brennan Center fairuse (2.174 MB PDF)