January, 2001, report of a survey of 200 AFT higher education locals of practitioners in distance education (PDF file).
Comprehensive university policy that provides examples of different types of intellectual property, student ownership, dispute resolution, substantial university resources, etc., that relate to and clarify distance education issues.
Excellent site with sample agreements, reports, etc., as well as articles and essays by Kenneth Crewes and others at Indiana University. It also has links to other sites with distance learning information.
Excellent resource with links website, books, journal articles, etc. on digital materials' ownership and property issues.
University of Wisconsin - Extension
Excellent listing of links to intellectual property and copyright resources
for distance education.
Subjects on this site include introduction, issues raised, short answers, faculty responsibility, course development, revision rights and royalties.
Provides an excellent overview of copyright, analog uses, performance rights, specific distance learning copyright issues, and protecting works. (See also the "Courseware Contracts" section.)
Excellent links on several types of ownership issues and materials (reports, websites, etc.)
See also Mediated Course, Fair Use Guidelines, and U.S. Copyright Distance Education Report (http://www.loc.gov/copyright/disted)