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Copyright Guidelines

These guidelines are designed to help faculty and students use materials legally without having to understand a lot of legalese

Suggestions for Future Guidelines

If you would like to see a guideline developed on another copyright topic, please use this form to tell us about it.

Copyright Policies

The following are policies that regulate the ownership and use of copyrighted materials at SDSU.

Title 17, U.S. Code

South Dakota Board of Regents Policy 4:34 - Intellectual Property

SDSU Copyright Policy

SDSU Agreement to Assign Intellectual Property Rights

SDSU Intellectual Property Disclosure and Management Policy

SDSU Trademarks Policy

SDSU Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy

Find Information on Copyright

For more information on what copyright is, try the following websites.

SDSU's Copyright Page
This page gives basic information about copyright including what copyright is, what rights it gives, what public domain is, what fair use is and how to determine if a use is "fair use", etc.
University of Texas Crash Course on Copyright
This website provides information on copyright and is maintained by the University of Texas Libraries. The site is divided into sections so users can find the information they need.

Last Updated: Aug 2, 2022 9:31 AM
URL: https://libguides.sdstate.edu/copyright-guidelines
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Subjects: Intellectual Property