Copyright+and+Fair+Use

Did you know that you should site your sources at the beginning of project? Did you know that if you use an image, with permission, you should site the source of the that image ON or below the image? Did you know that you should ALWAYS get permission to use work that others have created?

Copyright laws were intended to protect both creators and users of copyrighted materials. There are a number of guidelines available to students in the library and online. The bottom line is that students should not use any material in their project that they do not have permission from the creator to use.
 * Copyright and Fair Use- What Students Need to Know**

__Fair Use: Four Factors__ If challenged in a court of law, the judge would look at the following components of a piece of work where Fair Use laws are concerned: 1. **Purpose-** Content that is used for teaching, criticism, commentary, reporting, scholarship or research are more favorable for Fair Use. Content that creates a new meaning or expression from its origin are more favorable for Fair Use. 2. **Nature-** If the content is being used in a factual nature, or if the content has already been published by the creator, then it is more favorable for Fair Use. 3. **Amount-** If the content being used is a small portion of the whole, or is NOT at the heart of the original work, then it is more favorable for Fair Use. 4. **Effect-** If your use of a piece of work could deprive the copyright holder of income or could diminish the value of the original work then it is LESS favorable for Fair Use.