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VCU Libraries is committed to educating the VCU community about copyright, fair use, intellectual property, and related issues affecting teaching, research and scholarship. These resources can help guide you in the responsible use of copyrighted works and encourage you to exercise your fair use rights.

Disclaimer: this website presents information about copyright law. VCU Libraries makes every effort to assure the accuracy of this information, but does not offer it as counsel or legal advice. For legal advice, please consult the Office of University Counsel.

Protecting your Rights as a Creator

Hey, That’s My Idea! (Library of Congress)
Copyright protection for things you may not have thought of before, like Video Games, Costumes and Selfies.
What I Wish They Taught Me about Copyright in Art School
What copyright is and how it can help YOU as you start your careers. Why? If it’s worth creating, it’s worth protecting.
Protecting your work and dealing with rip-offs, a chat with Katie Lane
Attorney and negotiation coach Katie Lane answers questions like: As an individual or a studio, what can you do to protect your original works? To what extent does copyright law offer protection? And what can you do if your work has been ripped off?

Keep Up With Current Copyright News

Art Net News - Copyright
Katarina Feder, a vice president at Artists Rights Society, answers questions of all sorts about what kind of control artists have—and don’t have—over their work.

Video: Fair Use

Copyright Books

Permissions, a Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property
Call Number: ebook
Explores intellectual property law as it pertains to visual imagery. How can you determine whether an artwork is copyrighted? How do you procure a high-quality reproduction of an image? What does fair use really mean? Is it ever legitimate to use the work of an artist without permission?
The Creative Artist's Legal Guide: Copyright, Trademark and Contracts in Film and Digital Media Production.
Call Number: ebook
How do I copyright my screenplay? How can I clear rights for my film project? Is the trademark I've invented for my production company available? What about copyright and trademark rights overseas? If I upload my film to YouTube, do I give up any rights?
Also in print: KF2979 .S45 2012
Legal Guide for the Visual Artist
Call Number: ebook
Includes detailed coverage of the myriad developments in copyright, including online copyright registration procedures and use of art on the Internet.
Bound by Law?: tales from the public domain
Call Number: ebook
Follow heroine Akiko as she films her documentary, and navigates the twists and turns of intellectual property.
Also in print: KF3050 .A54 2006
Rights and reproductions : the handbook for cultural institutions
Call Number: Access Online
Comprehensive resource on the rights and reproductions guidelines, established standards and emerging best practices at cultural institutions.

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