Library Guides: Copyright Guidelines: Copyright & You

Copyright Helps

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Association of Research Libraries
What You Can Do: Tips for faculty and teaching assistants in higher education.

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Oral Roberts University

Download this 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.

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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

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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, view the Copyright timeline created by the Association of Research Libraries.