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Copyright is the right of ownership over literary, musical, artistic, dramatic, or academic works. It allows the creator or owner the work of scholarly criticism, literature, or art, for example, to control how and when that work is used. Copyright is established simply by “fixing” an original work in any tangible medium, such as by writing, posting online, storing, or preserving in a video or audio format. Copyright can even cover derivative works that are adapted in new ways from an existing work.
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The owner of a copyright is not required to register his or her work with the copyright office, although additional protections are afforded by registration. Copyright is established by the act of authorship and need not be accompanied by the use of the term “copyright” or by the use of the copyright symbol.
Only copyrighted materials are subject to the restrictions in this Policy Statement. Materials that are not copyrighted or are in the public domain may be copied freely and without restriction. Most works (except those authored by the United States Government), however, should be presumed to be copyright protected, unless further information from the copyright holder or an express notice reveals that the copyright holder intends the work to be in the public domain. Copyright does not include works in the public domain, unoriginal works, compilation such as phone books, many governmental works, facts, or works that may be reproduced with permission. There are works, however, that have been publicly licensed, such as Creative Creative Commons or CopyLeft that may be used freely, subject to the limitations of those licenses.
Copyright generally lasts the life of the author +70 years for works created on or after January 1, 1978.
Violating the rights of the copyright owner is a violation of law, unless exceptions established under federal law apply. These exceptions, such as “fair use” or similar protections afforded to the transmission of performances and displays of certain copyrighted materials in educational settings under the TEACH Act, attempt to accommodate the two related, and sometimes conflicting, purposes of federal copyright law: protecting the rights and interests of copyright holders, while promoting and disseminating learning.
NOTICES
Drew University Facilities are responsible for posting notices reflecting this policy at all public computer and photocopying stations which may be used for reproducing copyrighted materials, e.g., departmental copy rooms and libraries. The following notice will be displayed at appropriate locations:
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Revised for use at Drew University based on the Fair Use Checklists of the University System of Georgia, http://www.usg.edu/images/copyright_docs/fair_use_checklist.pdf _and Columbia University, http://www.copyright.columbia.edu/fair-use-checklist_
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