The university and the library are committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations surrounding the use of information including copyright laws and the provisions regarding copyright in The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). While complying with existing laws and regulation, the library believes in vigorously defending the exceptions within these laws for education, scholarship, and the advancement of knowledge as these and the ethical use of information are critical to the educational, research, and public service mission of the university.
The primary purpose of the policy and related links to additional information is to aid faculty, staff, and students in understating the applicable laws and developing guidelines for use of materials within the institution. To that end information on copyright has been organized into the following areas:
What Can I Use?
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- or How can I make sure I鈥檓 following copyright law in my classroom?
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What Are My Rights?
- : what are my rights when I create a work? How do I retain copyright over my published material?
- : how does copyright law operate generally?
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