Copyright & Education

Copyright laws are complex. University students and professors tend to assume that everything done in school is protected by the “fair use” doctrine. This may not be true, and the particular use of each work must be considered separately. There are a number of considerations applicable to copyright infringement. The following websites discuss the definition of “fair use”, among others, and should be reviewed in order to avoid copyright infringement in the university setting and elsewhere.

• United States Copyright Office Circular 1


• Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science Author - Joan M. Reitz


• University of Texas


• Ball State University


• Copyright Clearance Center