Copyright, Fair Use, & Plagiarism for Faculty
Fair Use
Fair Use is an exemption that allows for limited use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.
- Fair Use AnalysisChecklist from the Purdue University Copyright Office that can help you determine Fair Use.
Public Performance Rights
Most commercial audiovisual works are protected by copyright. Fair use permits showing copyrighted DVDs or other media, including films in the FILMS ON DEMAND database within FACE-TO-FACE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION or for individual use.
It is necessary to obtain permission from the copyright holder to show any DVD to an audience outside face-to-face classroom instruction.The Library has purchased public performance rights for a few of the DVDs in the Library's collection. If you have any questions, please ask a librarian!
Fair Use & Copyrights
When might you be allowed to use some video, images and music under the rules of fair use and copyright law?
TEACH Act
The TEACH Act allows for some use of copyrighted materials for distance education.
- TEACH Act RequirementsInformation about instructor, technological, and course material requirements for TEACH compliance from the Purdue Copyright Office.
A Fair(y) Use Tale
Obtaining Permissions
Resources that will help you obtain permission to use copyrighted works.
- Copyright Clearance Center: Get PermissionApply online for permission to reproduce copyrighted material.
- Artists Rights SocietyArtists Rights Society (ARS) is the preeminent copyright, licensing, and monitoring organization for visual artists in the United States.
Fair Use Evaluator
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