Copyright Health Assessment

1. Are you relatively confident that you know how to address most copyright issues and questions you face in the workplace?*
- Yes
- No
2. Your institution probably has different policies addressing copyright (e.g., library policies, student and faculty handbooks, acceptable internet usage policy). Are they consistent in how they address copyright?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
3. Does your institution have an institution-wide policy addressing copyright?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
4. Does everyone who needs to at your institution have an adequate knowledge about copyright law and feel confident in their application of it?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
5. Do you know what your institution's policy or position is regarding how risk tolerant you should be in addressing a fair use situation?*
- Yes
- No
6. Does your institution require that you use a set of fair use "guidelines" or "best practices"?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
6.5 Is it made clear that the guidelines do not have the force of law?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
7. Do the staff and faculty at your institution interpret and apply copyright law (including fair use) consistently with each other?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
8. Does your institution have one person or department who is designated to address copyright matters and answer questions and who has authority to make final decisions?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
8.5 If you answered "yes" to the last question, is that person's/department's authority widely known?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
9. Does your institution have written policies and procedures on how to address commonly occurring situations (e.g., posting course materials online, showing movies, electronic reserves)?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
10. Does your institution have a written policy and procedure for when and how to obtain permission from a copyright owner when required?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
11. Is training on copyright provided regularly to staff and faculty?*
- Yes
- No
- I don't know
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Gretchen on The Copyright Wars

Excerpted from a workshop at Texas Library Association July 2014 meeting.

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