LibGuides: Copyright Basics: Resources

Copyright Workshop 2019

Fall 2019 Workshop on "Copyright and Authors’ Rights" presented to graduate students and faculty for the Career Pathways Program at Old Dominion University by Karen Vaughan, Head of Scholarly Communication & Publishing, ODU Libraries.

Workshop materials:

Copyright Presentation, 2019 (PDF)
Copyright presentation to graduate students and faculty for the ODU Career Pathways program in September, 2019.
ODU Fair Use Checklist (PDF)
Use this checklist to help you determine if your use of copyrighted material falls within the limits of fair use. Keep the checklist in case your use is questioned at a later date. If in doubt, always seek permission.

Video:

Copyright Resources

U. S. Copyright Office: Copyright Basics
Ten-page circular providing an overview of basic facts about copyright and copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office, including Works eligible for protection, Rights of copyright owners, Who can claim copyright, Duration of copyright.
U. S. Copyright Office: Copyright Law
Text of Title 17 of the United States Code.
Copyright Crash Course
University of Texas
Fair Use Index
"The goal of the Index is to make the principles and application of fair use more accessible and understandable to the public by presenting a searchable database of court opinions, including by category and type of use (e.g., music, internet/digitization, parody)."

Copyright for Teaching

See our Copyright for Teaching guide to learn about copyright issues for teaching materials -- text, images, music, video, etc. -- inside the classroom, online, and televised.

Copyright & Author Rights

See our Copyright & Author Rights guide to learn Protect your copyright when publishing your own work. Add an addendum to a publication agreement rather than giving up your copyright.