Although we are glad to provide the following resources with information regarding copyright, this guide is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as legal advice. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the individual user to ensure that use of all material falls within the appropriate copyright guidelines.
A guiding rule? When in doubt, ask permission from the creator or distributor of the information you wish to use.
Link to the complete full text of the Copyright Law for the United States
Owning and Using Scholarship
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Managing Copyright in Higher Education
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Copyright and E-Learning: A Guide for Practitioners
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Patent, Copyright and Trademark
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Who Owns the News?
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What is Copyright?
: a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code)
: exists the moment a work is created
: gives exclusives right to print, publish, perform, film, record, and to authorize others to do the same
Libraries are creatures of the historical and statutory balance in copyright law. Libraries lend materials based on the First Sale doctrine. Libraries share materials and preserve works under specific provisions for libraries in the Act. Libraries are often the only entities that provide access to the vast majority of copyrighted works that lose market vitality long before the expiration of the copyrights, and are often the only entities that preserve public domain materials. Libraries enable users to access copyrighted and public domain works and to exercise their rights under the exceptions and limitations to creators' rights in the law. The creation of new intellectual property building on the old is stimulated as a result of the existence of libraries. Libraries are places where the public and the proprietary meet. The multiple roles of libraries as social organizations address the balance in the law, and are shaped by it.
From "Libraries as Creatures of Copyright: Why Librarians Care about Intellectual Property and Policy." Carol Henderson, American Library Association. https://www.ala.org/advocacy/copyright/copyrightarticle/librariescreatures
Copyright for Educators and Librarians (MOOC) A Coursera MOOC taught by Kevin Smith, Lisa Macklin, and Anne Gilliland.
Copyright Crash Course University of Texas LibGuide
CopyTalk Webinars Series of webinars presented by the American Library Association Office of Information Technology Policy.
Want to know more about copyrights, patents, and trademarks? The National Paralegal College has compiled a helpful set of resources that address these issues.
For more information on the difference between trademarks and copyrights, check out this helpful site.
The following is a website where you can find the Codes of Best Practices for Poetry, Visual Arts, Fair Use for Academic Libraries, and other venues.
