Copyright Overview & Resources
Copyright protects the creators of original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works (Title 17, U.S. Code). The protection extends to both published and unpublished material. "Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following" ( Copyright Basics , US Copyright Office):
- To reproduce the work
- To prepare derivative works
- To distribute copies of the work
- To perform the work publicly
- To display the work publicly
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Fair Use
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University of Utah's policy on copying copyrighted materials
- The U of U has a fair use policy
- To be considered a fair use, faculty need to meet three of the four factors through documentation & analysis
- Which ones will be met will depend on the work being used. Reach out to Librarian Allyson Mower for assistance
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A quick shorthand for paper books: one chapter can be copied when permission is available via Copyright Clearance Center, copyright.com
- If permissions are not available, more can be copied through the fair use evaluation process present at various campus service units:
- Marriott Library Course Reserve & Streaming Media requests, Campus Store course packets
- Pay permission fees by partnering with the Campus Store on creating a course packet
- A quick shorthand for journal articles and ebooks: check library catalog for holdings. No permission or fair use evaluation needed when subscriptions or licensing for econtent are present
- Fair Use Evaluator (Contact Allyson Mower for assistance)
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University of Utah's policy on copying copyrighted materials
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Reproduction by Libraries and Archives
- University of Utah's policy on copying by libraries
- Course eReserve requests for professors & instructors (includes fair use evaluation for U of U)
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Exemptions for Instructors
- University of Utah's policy on the face-to-face teaching exemption
- See fair use bullet point and the Course Reserve link above
Getting Permission
- Basics of getting permission
- Use Library-licensed material (you already have permission)
- Determining if a work is protected by copyright
- Licensing content
- Determining digital archiving policies
- Copyright for the Fine Arts