Copyright and Fair Use Links

• University of California Copyright FAQs

  https://copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu/faqs/

  Questions Addressed by following the link above:

  • If I find it on the web, it's free to use, right?
  • How can I tell if copyright has been renewed?
  • What about a work that has been published outside of the United States?
  • Is it fair use to post copyrighted materials on my course web page?
  • Are there exceptions for people with disabilities?
  • Where can I learn more about the UC Open Access policy?
  • Why would I want to register my copyright?
  • How can I put a work in the public domain?
  • What is the copyright status of charts, tables and graphs created from data?
  • Someone has contacted me asking for permission to use my article (or book chapter or other work).  What can I do?
  • What can I do if I find my work being distributed online without my permission?
  • How can I make sure my rights are protected when I sign a publishing agreement?
• United States Copyright Office FAQs

  https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-fairuse.html

  Questions Addressed by following the link above:

  • How do I get permission to use somebody else's work?
  • How can I find out who owns a copyright?
  • How can I obtain copies of someone else's work and/or registration certificate?
  • How much of someone else's work can I use without getting permission?
  • How much do I have to change in order to claim copyright in someone else's work?
  • Somebody infringed my copyright.  What can I do?
  • Could I be sued for using somebody else's work?  How about quotes or samples?
  • Do you have a list of songs or movies in the public domain?
  • I saw an image on the Library of Congress website that I would like to use.  Do I need to obtain permission?
  • Is it legal to download works from peer-to-peer networks and if not, what is the penalty for doing so?
  • Can a school show a movie without obtaining permission from the copyright owner?
  • My local copying store will not make reproductions of old family photographs.  What can I do?
• Creative Commons Licenses

  https://creativecommons.org/faq/#Do_I_need_to_sign_something_or_register_

  Questions Addressed by following the link above:

  • What are Creative Commons licenses?
  • How do Creative Commons licenses operate?
  • Do Creative Commons licenses affect exceptions and limitations to copyright, such as fair dealing and fair use?
  • How should I decide which license to choose?
• University of California Guide to Getting Permission - Step by Step

  copyright.universityofcalifornia.edu/use/obtaining-permission.html

  By following the link above, you'll be taken through the steps with detailed information about acquiring permissions to use copyrighted materials:

  1. Determine if permission is needed for the work you want to use.
  2. Identify the copyright holder or agent.
  3. Send a request for permission to use the material.

   

• UCR Library Copyright and Teaching

  https://library.ucr.edu/instructional-support/copyright-teaching

  • Classroom Exception
  • TEACH Act
  • Fair Use
  • The Library Exception
• United States Copyright Office: Fair Use Index

  https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/

Downloadable Documents

• Copyright Law and Graduate Research
• A Graduate Student's Guide to Copyright
• Fair Use of Images