Copyright laws were developed to protect the rights of authors, and clarify what those using copyrighted works can do, and to protect the rights of access to the public.

What rights does a copyright owner have?

What should you ask when you want to use something you did not create?

What rights do users have?

What is fair use?

How do I cite electronic and print sources?
Faculty Copyright Questions

Where can I find more information?

Where do I find answers to my questions about:

• Books?
• Articles?
• Images?
• Audio/Music?
• Video/DVD?
• Television programs?
• Computer software?
• Internet content?
• Business cases?

1. Reproduce or make copies
2. Publish in any media
3. Withhold work in any media
4. Prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work
5. Distribute copies
6. Perform
7. Display

What should you ask when using something you did not create?

Is the work copyrighted or licensed?
Do copyright laws apply?
How recent is the work?
Is the work in the public domain?
If in copyright, do the fair use exemptions apply?
What format do you want to use?
Does that format allow your use?

What rights do copyright users have?

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Students

Presenter at conference

Business Consultant

What is fair use?

Where do I find answers to my questions about:

• Books?
• Articles?
• Images?
• Audio/Music?
• Video/DVD?
• Television programs?
• Computer software?
• Internet content?
• Business cases?

Where can you find more information?

For more information on copyright, U.S. Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov

For international copyright: http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl100.pdf

For fair use (Stanford University): http://fairuse.stanford.edu

For Copyright Crash Course (University of Texas): http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

For obtaining copyright permission, Copyright Clearance Center: http://www.copyright.com

For further assistance contact your liaison librarian, Linda Reifler-Alessi, Reserves Coordinator, or Hope Tillman, Director of Libraries