Copyright for Creators

Presenter: Katharine Miller, VCU Libraries

Find Your Digital Materials

Basics of copyright and how to analyze what you can and can't do with different digital materials based on copyright, open licenses, and website terms and conditions. Finding free and openly licensed digital images, audio, video, data and more.

Creators' Rights

The copyright basics that all creators need to know, including exclusive rights granted to creators, managing copyrights with co-creators, protecting your copyright, and sharing your work.

Make Use of Fair Use

A workshop on fair use, a part of copyright law that permits certain uses of copyrighted works without permission from the copyright owner.

Navigate the Permissions Process

A workshop on navigating the copyright permissions process: identifying and contacting copyright owners, requesting and negotiating permissions.

Presenter: (former) VCU University Counsel Madelyn Wessel

Copyright 1.0: Overview of Copyright
This sessions explores:

• CopyRIGHTS of authors/creators
• Copyright exceptions including educational rights and fair use
• Registering and protecting your work
• Creative Commons and other tools for sharing
• Copyright infringement actions and liabilities

Copyright 2.0: Web, Arts and Multimedia Issues
This session explores:

• Using images and other media in class versus on the web
• License agreements and Terms of Use
• Deep dive into transformative uses of art
• Reuse of sound and film recordings

Copyright 3.0: Scholarly Communications
This session explores:

• Reuse of images in scholarly publications
• Publishing and media agreements
• Protecting author's rights and open access