Copyright Considerations

Being aware of your rights as a content creator and consumer is very important. For detailed information, please see http://www.usu.edu/copyrightatusu/ Open External Link

Readings

You may want to pay particular attention to the following topics:

• Fair Use Open External Link
• Media
  • Music Open External Link
  • Images Open External Link
  • Movies Open External Link
• Public Domain Content Open External Link (Material you can use without restriction.)
• Digital Commons Open External Link
• Creator Rights: Retaining Your Copyright Open External Link

Licensed Materials

Journals

When linking to journal articles in your class, use the permalink option from the library catalog to link to the article. Need help finding the link? Contact your subject librarian Open External Link

Video

There are some options for videos that are already licensed through the library. For a full list and additional information, visit the Key Resources in Streaming Audio and Video Open External Link page on the library website.

To request streaming rights for a film not available through the library, fill out the Request DVD/Streaming Video Open External Link form through the library.