The
exclusive
legal
right
to
reproduce,
distribute,
modify,
and
perform
original
works
of
authorship
fixed
in
a
tangible
medium
of
expression*
What
is
Copyright?
Flickr/Jeremy
(CC
BY)
“To
promote
the
Progress
of
Science
and
useful
Arts,
by
securing
for
limited
Times
to
Authors
and
Inventors
the
exclusive
Right
to
their
respec\ve
Wri\ngs
and
Discoveries.”
Flickr/Stephen
Melkisethian
Four
Factors
of
Fair
Use
1. Purpose
and
character
of
the
use
claimed
to
be
fair
(educa@onal
use?
cri@cism
or
commentary?
parody?
transforma@ve
use?
2. Nature
of
the
copied
work
3. Amount
and
substan@ality
of
the
por@on
used
4. Effect
of
use
on
poten@al
market
for
the
work
Flickr/Maik
Meid
The
copyright
law
of
the
United
States
(Title
17,
U.S.
Code)
governs
the
making
of
photocopies,
scans,
and
other
reproduc\ons
of
copyrighted
material.
The
person
using
this
equipment
is
responsible
for
any
infringement.
Is
the
library
liable
if
people
use
our
machines
to
make
copies
that
infringe
copyright
law?