Copyright+Info


 * This section is set up specifically to address the concerns of copyright issues on campus and in general. **


 * **1. ****A copyright is the set of exclusive legal rights authors have over their works for a limited period of time. These rights include copying the works (including parts of the works), making similar works, distributing the works, and performing the works (this means showing a movie or playing an audio recording, as well as performing a dramatic work). Currently, the author's rights begin when a work is created. A work does not have to bear a copyright notice or be registered to be copyrighted. **


 * **2. ****Copyrights exist to protect the artist and creator of different forms of expression and or works of art and publications. They exist also to protect those who actually pay for and finance a projects, rights to earn such profits. For example, in the music industry if a CD is copied and sold by someone who did not create the music then it is called bootlegging or piracy. **


 * **3. ****A work in the public domain can be copied freely by anyone. Such works include those of the U.S. Government and works for which the copyright has expired. Generally, for works created after 1978, the copyright lasts for 70 years beyond the life of the author. Works created before but not published before 1978 have special rules. For works created and first published between 1950 and 1978 the copyright lasts for 95 years. For works created and first published before 1950, the copyright lasts for 28 years but could have been renewed for another 67 years. **


 * **4. ****Fair use provisions of the copyright law allow for limited copying or distribution of published works without the author's permission in some cases. Examples of fair use of copyrighted materials include quotation of excerpts in a review or critique, or copying of a small part of a work by a teacher or student to illustrate a lesson. **

**I have also included the links to the University Policy on Academic Honesty, the Standards for Student Conduct and the Statement of Student Rights. **

**[|Student Conduct] **

**[|Academic Honesty] **

**[|Student Rights] **