This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. hanks go to Stephanie Towery at Texas State University Library's Copyright Office for letting us use her existing copyright guide.
This guide is designed to share information on copyright and related topics. This guide does not supply legal advice nor is it intended to replace the advice of legal counsel.
copy∙right \käp‐ē‐rīt\ n the exclusive right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work).
Definition from Merriam‐Webster Online https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copyright
Just because you are at an educational institution doesn't mean that you have a free license to use any available information...check the Fair Use section of this guide for more information.
Crediting sources and obtaining permission to use resources (when necessary) is an important component of your scholarly work, in addition to teaching students about the proper use of sources through copyright compliance and avoiding plagiarism.
Copyright and the Book: Authors, Publishers and the Public Interest - a panel discussion on how the book brings together the interests of all these parties as well as the need for copyright law reform.