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This Guide is for you....
if you've ever wondered if it
is okay to:
º Photocopy an article put on
reserve for your class
º Add an image you found in Flckr to
your own blog or newsletter
º Scan a textbook so you can study it
on a portable device
º Include a chart, graph or text
excerpt in your student paper, thesis
or dissertation
º Add a quote or cartoon to your
PowerPoint slide
º Screen a movie at your club's next
meeting
º Rip movie scenes from a DVD, mix
and mash them up, and repost your
new video to YouTube
º Burn a CD from your Itunes
account and give it to your friend
OR
If you have wrestled
with other forms of
Copyright Confusion!
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through our AskNow services.
IS IT OKAY TO
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A COPYRIGHTED WORK?
As a busy, hard-workin' Aggie, you no doubt prepare papers, projects, and other
assignments that require you to consult and draw on works created by
others. These works contain valuable information that is necessary for your
studies, research, creative pursuits, and service activities on campus. And these
works may also be protected by copyright, the federal law that governs how
original works may be copied, modified, distributed and shared.
If you are using any sort of material that you yourself did not create, you need
to think carefully about copyright. Using someone else's copyrighted material
without permission could constitute copyright infringement, an illegal and
unethical act that violates not only US law but also the Aggie Honor Code, as
well as other professional and research standards of conduct.
To comply with copyright law and with standards for ethical conduct, you need
to do one of three things:
Determine that your use qualifies for one of the limitations to the
copyright holder's rights, such as Fair Use OR
Use materials that are free of copyright restrictions because they are in
the public domain, or they are published with an open license for use OR
Obtain permission for your use from the copyright holder.
How do you know what approach to take in your particular situation? That's
what this Guide is designed to help with. Here you will find some brief
explanations of key copyright concepts as well as resources for learning more.
Ultimately, each Aggie makes his or her own decision as to whether, or how, to
use copyrighted works in a legal and ethical way. The information and resources
are offered here to provide helpful and reliable information you can use to make
that decision.
Please click on the tabs above to learn more.
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