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Copyright - Quick and Easy: About Copyright

This libguide will provide quick answers to the how-tos of understanding copyright. This guide includes forms, contact information and necessary tools for understanding basic copyright.

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This Library Guide provides quick and easy access to all the documents, forms and contact information you may need to assist you in course planning.

The information provided here should help you make confident decisions about the proper use of materials you may be interested in using.

Please do not hesitate to to ask questions and comment on the material presented.

*** Please note - this guide does not supply legal advice nor is it intended to replace the advice of legal counsel.

Basic Information About Copyright

The purpose of copyright law is to give protection, for a limited time, to authors of original works. Copyright law is also designed to promote science and the arts by facilitating the dissemination of knowledge.  It is a complex area and defies easy explanation.

Have a question about use of copyrighted material in your teaching?

Want to know what you can and cannot do in your classes even though you suspect it's mostly "can't?

Click here to open this very useful brochure "Know Your Copy Rights - What You CAN Do" 

Copyright on Campus

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