LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Copyright

What is Copyright?

Frequently Asked Questions
Answers from the United States Copyright Office.

Copyright and the United States

Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states:

"The Congress shall have power...To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries..."

Public Domain

Public Domain Day 2024
On January 1, 2024, works from 1928 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1923. From Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain.
Finding Public Domain & Creative Commons Media
From the Harvard Law School Library.

Copyright on Campus with Jane the Librarian

Must watch on YouTube

Copyright for Students

What is Fair Use?

Criteria
Not sure exactly what fair use means? The U.S. Copyright Office outlines the situations and uses that qualify as fair use.
Fair Use Checklist
From Columbia University Libraries.

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for OER
"A guide for authors, adapters & adopters of openly licensed teaching and learning materials."
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Publication date February 17, 2021

Open Educational Resources (OER): Copyright