Copyright Information from UT Libraries
Copyright laws guard our rights to use existing materials but also protect the creations of artists or scholars from certain misuses. These pages discuss some of the basic concepts of copyright and include links to more information and evaluation tools.
Overview
UT Policies
Ownership
- Faculty as Rights Holders
- Registering Copyright
- Getting Permission
- Plagiarism
(Hodges Library Research Services)
Use in Education

Tools
• Copyright Decision Map
(Minnesota)
• Fair Use Checklists
(Columbia) — (Minnesota)
• TEACH Act Toolkit
(NC State)
• When Works Pass into the
Public Domain (UNC)
More Information
• Know Your Copy Rights Brochure (ARL)
• Copyright Advisory Office
(Columbia)
• Copyright Scenarios
(Minnesota)
• U. S. Copyright Office
• Creative Commons
Tutorials
• Crash Course in Copyright
(Texas)
• Copyright Use
(NC State)
For more information contact:
Melanie Feltner-Reichert
University Libraries

