Resources on Copyright, Distance Education, and Intellectual Property

AAUP Policy Statements, Reports, & Analysis 

Statement on Copyright. 1999.

Statement on Distance Education. 1999.

Legal Update .(.pdf)  2009. By Rachel Levinson, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.

Legal Update. 2008. By Rachel Levinson, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.

Legal Update. 2007. By Rachel Levinson, AAUP Counsel. Presentation to the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions.

Copyrights and Wrongs. 2006. By Ann Springer, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline. 

Intellectual Property,  Faculty, and Unions. 2005. By Ann Springer, AAUP Associate Counsel. An informational outline. 

Intellectual Property Legal Issues For Faculty. 2004. By Ann Springer, Associate Counsel. An informational outline.

Faculty Rights and Responsibilities in Distance Learning. 2002. By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.

Distance Learning and Intellectual Property: Ownership and Related Faculty Rights and Responsibilities. 2000.  By Donna R. Euben, AAUP Counsel. An informational outline.

Other AAUP Resources

Sample Distance Education Policy & Contract Language. By the AAUP Special Committee on Distance Education and Intellectual Property Issues.

Sample Intellectual Property Policy and Contract Language. By the AAUP Special Committee on Distance Education and Intellectual Property Issues.