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Copyright Laws

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In the United States, copyright law protects the authors of "original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works." This protection covers booth published and unpublished works, regardless of the nationality or domicile of the author. Is it unlawful for anyone to violate ant of the rights provided be copyright law to the owner of a copyright.

Derived form specific language in the Constitution, U.S. copyright law exists to foster creativity and spur the distribution of new and original works. The law grunts copyright holders, such as publishers, writers and other types of creators, the exclusive right to reproduce, perform, distribute, translate and publicity display there original works. Simply stated, this means that unless you situation meets one of the exceptions outlined in the Copyright Act, you must get explicit permission from the copyright holder before you can lawfully reuse, reproduce or redistribute a copyright-protected work – event within the walls of your institution.

The Copyright Act contains specific exceptions for the use of copyright-protected materials by academic institutions. These provisions include:

Section 107 on fare use, which applies to activities such as the use of excerpts for illustration or comment; the unexpected and spontaneous reproduction of classroom materials, and the creation of parodies.
Section one hundred and eight on reproduction by libraries and archives, which applies to activities such as archiving; replacing last, damaged or obsolete copies; patron requests for entire works; and interlibrary loans.
Section 109 on first sale, which permits the resale or lending of copies of works, providing the basis for library lending and the sail of used books.
Section 110 on the use of materials in and educational setting, which permits certain types of content use in the classroom and in distance education.