General Copyright Guidelines
The Franklin Pierce Library upholds all of the provisions of the United States Code, Title 17 regarding copyright issues. 17 USC 106-108 may be consulted for more detailed information.
To encourage the scholastic and creative efforts of authors and artists, copyright owners have fundamental and exclusive rights of reproduction, adaptation, publication, performance, and display. However, fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, scholarship or research is not an infringement of copyright. It is important for educators to understand the tests of fair use.
Text of 17 USC 107 Limitations on Exclusive Rights: Fair Use
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 106, the fair use of a copyrighted
work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or
by any other means specified in that section, for purposes such as criticism,
comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom
use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In
determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a
fair use the factors to be considered shall include-
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is
of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the
copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
copyrighted work.
For information on:
- FP Library Copyright Guidelines
- including information on classroom photocopying, and library photocopiers
Links to outside resources on copyright
- Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations[PDF]
- Guidelines produced by a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American University Presses, Association of American Publishers, Inc.
- CopyOwn
- A resource on copyright ownership, from the University of Maryland
- Crash Course in Copyright
- from the University of Texas
- Copyright overview
- from Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
- Copyright Clearance Center
- US Copyright Office at the Library of Congress
- Detailed information about copyright registration, laws, and FAQ's.
- Copyright and Fair Use
- from Stanford University Libraries
- Copyright, Intellectual Property, and Licensing Issues
- from the Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE
- Search for copyright information in the FP library catalog
- United States Code Title 17(Copyright Law)
- A link to the complete text of the law, from Cornell School of Law