Copyright laws and access to educational content are a valid concern of educators. Each individual in the Marshall University community is responsible for understanding and complying with the copyright laws of the United States, Title 17, U.S. Code, and when applicable, of foreign countries. The line between what is fair use and what is infringement is not always clear and in many cases not well-defined. For additional information on Fair Use, please visit the U.S. Copyright Office’s Fair Use page.
- Marshall University’s Copyright Basics
- Marshall’s Information Technology Copyright Education site
- If you are linking to a database article for an article in the Marshall University database system, use the permalink to the article. Do not download the PDF version of an article and place it as a file in your Blackboard course. Marshall registers the database usage as a way to justify whether or not the database or journal access is renewed when budget considerations are made. Sharing the PDF only is also a violation of copyright laws.
- If you have questions about media and copyright, please contact onlinelearning@marshall.edu for recommendations.