Office of General Counsel

Copyright Guidelines

Updated December 2008

The Office of General Counsel provides these Copyright Guidelines for the CUA community (faculty and other academic appointees, staff, students and volunteers) to address the actions of those who wish to reproduce, alter, distribute, display or perform works that are protected by copyright. Copyright protection applies to a variety of creative works, printed materials, sound recordings, video recordings, visual artworks, computer software, and other works. These Copyright Guidelines have been drafted to address issues related to these various media. They represent our best present legal advice regarding copyright issues in a university setting.

On March 18, 1999, the Academic Senate approved the CUA Copyright Policy .

I. Introduction

II. The Public Domain

III. Licensed Works

IV. Copying of Works not in the Public Domain
A. Permission
B. Fair Use
C. Copyright Permission Checklist

V. Library Reproduction
A. General Information
B. Library Copying for Archive Purposes
C. Patron Requests and Interlibrary Loans
D. Required Copyright Warnings
E. Electronic Reserves
F. Digitization Projects

VI. Audiovisual Materials
A. Films and Video: Classroom Use
B. Films and Video: Use Outside the Classroom
C. Copying Television Programs Off the Air for Classroom Use
D. Educational Multimedia Fair Use

VII. Computer Software

VIII. Performances

IX. Liability for Online Activities

X. Questions and Further Information

updated by mlo May 30th, 2007
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