Copyright & Fair Use

The Galveston College Library strongly supports intellectual property rights and U.S. and international copyright laws. Digital technology makes violating copyright extremely easy. The equipment provided by the Library is intended to be used in accordance with those laws to support the academic achievement of students and to enrich the learning environment. This includes but is not limited to photocopies, scanning, computers, and video equipment. 

Who Owns Copyright?

• Author
• Those deriving rights through or from the author
• Works for hire, the employer is the copyright holder
• Joint works, two or more authors can own the copyright

What is Protected?

• Literature
• Music and Lyrics
• Drama
• Pantomime and Dance
• Pictures, Graphics, Sculpture
• Films
• Sound Recordings
• Architecture
• Software

Useful Links

• Copyright Clearance Center
• Creative Commons
• U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright Videos

These videos are made available by the global rights licensing experts at Copyright Clearance Center as follows. The Copyright Clearance Center welcomes you to watch this video here, to link to this page from your websites and intranets, or to download it for internal non-commercial use (but solely in its entirety and with attribution to us). Editing this video is strictly prohibited, and posting this video elsewhere on the Internet is strictly prohibited.

Copyright on Campus 

• Jane, the librarian, educates her university colleagues about copyright law. 

Copyright Basics

• Jim T. Librarian explains the ins and outs of U.S. copyright law. 

What's Copyright Protected?

• See what creations are and are not protected by copyright.