Copyright law protects the intellectual property of the original author(s) of a work in any medium. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) specifically extends copyright law to include intellectual property in digital forms. Copyright law is a federal law and does not vary from state to state. This page contains links to information about copyrights as well as the DMCA.

• U.S. Copyright Office Summary of DMCA (PDF)
• A Primer on Distance Learning and Intellectual Property Issues
• EDUCAUSE Statement on Copyright Office Interim Regulations for 'Service Providers'
• U.S. Copyright Office - Library of Congress

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