What Is Copyright? According to the United States Copyright office: Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. What is Fair Use? Fair use is defined as the right to use copyrighted materials for certain purposes as stated in Section 107 of the United States Copyright Act. The act allows the use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes under certain restrictions and conditions. How Do I Get Permission?   ·         Write a letter to the copyright holder for permission. Links to sample letters are listed below: ·         Permision Letter for Photocopying ·         Permission Letter for Placing materials on reserve ·         Permission Letter for Using images, graphs, etc. in a presentation ·         Permision Letter for Placing materials on a website ·         If you are a faculty member is the Graduate School, you can go to Loyola's Copyright Clearance Program's website at http://www.luc.edu/resources/copyright/index.shtml. ·         Copyright.com is the online service center for Copyright Clearance Center. Placing Items on Reserve at the Health Sciences Library ·         Health Sciences Library's Reserve Policy ·         Reserve Request Form for Books ·         Reserve Request Form for Journal Articles Copyright & Intellectual Property Resources Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying in Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions with Respect to Books and Periodicals - Music Library Association Center for Intelluctual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment - University of Maryland University College CopyOwn: A Resource on Copyright Ownership for the Higher Education Community - University of Maryland and Association of Research Libraries Copyright & Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries Copyright and Intellectual Property - Association of Research Libraries Copyright Basics (PDF) - US Copyright Office Copyright Issues - American Library Association Copyright Law of the United States of America - US Copyright Office Copyright Advisory Network - American Library Assocation Copyright Resources - Loyola University Chicago Copyright Resources Online - Yale University The Copyright Society of the USA Crash Course in Copyright - University of Texas System Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 Summary (PDF) 72KB - US Copyright Office Duration of Copyright (PDF) 1.92 MB - US Copyright Office Extension of Copyright Terms (PDF) 19KB - US Copyright Office Educational Fair Use Guidelines For Distance Learning - University of Texas System Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials - University of Texas System Final Report to the Commissioner on the Conclusion of the Conference on Fair Use (PDF) 682KB - US Patent and Trademark Office How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work - US Copyright Office Know Your Copy Rightse Library and Classroom Use of Copyrighted Videotapes and Computer Software - American Library Association Model Policy Concerning College and University Photocopying for Classroom, Research and Library Reserve Use - American Library Association Primer on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (PDF) 1MB - American Library Association Using Software: A Guide to the Ethical and Legal Use of Software for Members of the Academic Community - EDUCOM and the Information Technology Association of America