What is copyright?
What is Fair Use, and how can I apply it?
What about copyright concerns within Canvas?
Are there tools to help determine Fair Use?
Does our campus have a copyright policy?
All these questions and more can be answered with this guide. Use the menu links to get started.
Click here to view the complete Copyright Research Guide to navigate the area you are interested in: Public Domain, Fair Use, Faculty Use, Images, and more.
Take a copyright crash course with Jim the librarian, as he explains the basics of U.S. copyright law and how it affects you at work.
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Trevecca's Copyright Policy can be found in Section 4.3 of the Faculty and Human Resources Handbook.
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Definitions
Copyright: Legal right of creators to control how others use their works. Images may be subject to multiple copyright claims, including claims by artists, photographers, designers, institutions, corporations, or others.
Copyright Term: The period of time a work is covered by copyright. The copyright term is limited by copyright law.
More information: Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
Intellectual property: Creative products and results of intellectual work, including designs, images, symbols, art, and architecture.
More information: World Intellectual Property Organization
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