Library Guides: Copyright Guidelines: Copyright & You

Copyright Helps

Know Your Copy Rights Association of Research Libraries What You Can Do: Tips for faculty and teaching assistants in higher education.
Copyright Tutorial Oral Roberts University Useful tutorial to make sure you are in compliance with ORU policies regarding copyright.

Copyright Compliance Policy Oral Roberts University For information on ORU copyright compliance policy.

Using Copyrighted Works in Your Teaching—FAQ:
Questions Faculty and Teaching Assistants Need to Ask Themselves Frequently.
by Peggy Hoon, JD, Visiting Scholar for Campus Copyright and Intellectual Property, Association of Research Libraries

Public Domain

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Explanation of the Public Domain by copyright lawyer, educator and author Lesley Ellen Harris
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For works first published in the U.S., use this tool to check whether protected under copyright. (Requires current Adobe Flash player)

Learn more about Copyright

Copyright Crash Course
University of Texas.
Learn about copyright's role in the flow of research and teaching, who owns what you just created, your rights as a copyright owner, and more.

History of Copyright

If you're interested in more details and information about copyright history, make sure you visit the History of Copyright page.