Copyright Basics
Ask your copyright question
- As a scholar, how can I protect my own intellectual property rights?
- I want to make articles available electronically for my students. What are my options?
- Can I copy clips or short portions of DVD movies to make compilations for classroom use?
No Lawyers Were Harmed in the Creation of this Guide
This guide has been created to explain some aspects of copyright and to offer examples of acceptable uses of copyrighted materials. While every efforts has been made to ensure its accuracy, it should not be construed as counsel or legal advice. Consult an attorney for advice concerning your specific situation.
Does Copyright Apply?
Is it copyrighted? Does fair use apply?
The Digital Copyright Slider is available as a quick guide to answer copyright questions.
The Section 108 Spinner is another online tool helpful in making determiniations about whether reproductions by libraries, archives, and museums can be made for educational or preservation use without the permission of the copyright holder.
The Fair Use Evaluator can help you better understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code, provides documentation of your evaluation, and links you to additional educational material.
The Exceptions for Instructors eTool will help instructors determine fair use of copyrighted works.
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States current as of January 1, 2012, from Cornell University.
Crash Course in Copyright from the University of Texas System.
Scanned renewal volumes of the Catalog of Copyright Entries.
The Stanford Database of Searchable Renewals.
Best Practices for "Orphan Works" from the Society of American Archivists.
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