Copyright: Copyright Tools

The Public Domain slider is a tool to help determine the copyright status of a work that is first published in the United States.

The Fair Use Evaluator is an online tool that can help users understand how to determine if the use of a protected work is a “fair use.”

This tutorial, created by Georgia Harper at the University of Texas, uses videos, graphics, and text to present scenarios that clarify different aspects of copyright that users might encounter.  It also includes a test at the end that asks users to apply the knowledge they have gained from the tutorials.

The University of Texas Copyright Tutorial

Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Code allows libraries & archives, under certain circumstances, to make reproductions of copyrighted materials without the permission of the copyright holder.

The Exceptions for Instructors eTool guides users through the educational exceptions in U.S. copyright law, helping to explain and clarify rights and responsibilities for the performance and display of copyrighted content in traditional, distance and blended educational models.