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Copyright on the Internet

 This page provides relevant information about copyright on the Internet.
 

• http://librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/

  The (Bad) News

Internet material is not public domain.   They have authors and copyright holders who need to be acknowledged unless explicitly stated by them.
Thus,

• don't use material you find on the Internet (images, text, music) without proper authorization and  attribution. 

• whenever you find something you would like to use, contact the owner and ask permission.  Most sites have a contact e-mail address.

• You are free to establish links to other Web pages as long as people browsing the Web clearly see that they are accessing a different Web site. 

• Fair use regulations apply to Internet material in a way similar to those for printed material.  Thus, they allow the use of copyrighted material (without permission of the owner) under certain conditions and for limited purposes including teaching and research.  However, be open-minded when applying fair use rules on the Web because they can be interpreted in various ways.

  Learn about Copyright

• Copyright & Fair Use  - PPT
• Know Your Copyright  - PDF- 1.25 Mb
                                             - Printer friendly version - PDF - 281kb
• Selected Copyright Links for Academics

  Rule of Thumb

• Do with other people's materials what you would like them to do with your own material.

  Protect your own Documents

• Clearly identify the material you create.
• Date your pages.

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