• Introduction
  • Overview
• Module 1
  • Copyright basics &
    Requesting Information
• Module 2
  • Fair Use and Use Exemptions
• Module 3
  • Case Studies
    & Scenarios
• Final Game
• Feedback Survey

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Welcome to the Copyright Tutorial

This Tutorial is intended to educate OSU faculty, students, and staff about copyright law and how it relates to them. OSU believes that members of the OSU community - faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and patrons - are expected to respect the rights of copyright owners as established by federal law. Failure to respect copyright law places individuals and OSU at risk. Simply stated, copyright compliance is a citizenship issue.

Objectives

This Tutorial will teach you the basics of copyright law, fair use, and the copyright/licensing issues involved in using a wide variety of materials protected by copyright in your many situations. By the end of this Tutorial, you will:

1. Increase your knowledge and understanding of copyright and licensing issues; and know what it means to say that someone owns the copyright to a creative work.
2. Learn more about why copyright law exists and where it all started (the history of copyright).
3. Know how to resolve basic copyright/licensing questions and when, and who to ask for more help.
4. Realize and respect the ethical/moral aspects involved in using materials protected by copyright.
5. Be able to answer a variety of copyright questions and solve specific case studies.