From: Sally Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:33:05 +0100

In my opinion, it's really pretty simple:

1)      Assume that material is the copyright of (a) the author and/or (b)
the publisher unless it very clearly says otherwise (this applies to
figures, tables and illustrations as well as text).  Unpublished material is
the copyright of its creator (author/artist etc).  Only material published a
long time ago (as a rule of thumb, 100 years ago and more) will generally no
longer be in copyright, although US Government works are in the public
domain.  Just because it's freely available online does not mean that any
material necessarily falls outside these rules.

2)      Whether copyright or not, do not quote ANY published work without
giving a full citation to the original source;  this is sound scholarly
practice.

3)      If the extract you wish to use is 'substantial' (unfortunately,
there are no hard and fast rules in law about how much is substantial - it
can be a matter of quality rather than quantity, so err on the safe side),
get permission from the copyright owner(s) first and include whatever
acknowledgement they specify.

4)      As far as your own published work is concerned, check that you know
what your publisher's policy is, and abide by it when quoting or re-using
your work.  If there are special circumstances which do not seem to be
covered by the policy, discuss the issue with your publisher.

I hope this helps!

Sally

Sally Morris
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From: <[log in to unmask]>
Date: April 22, 2013, 10:52:55 PM GMT+02:00
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Dos and don'ts

Dear Ms. Quilter:

My name is Cendrella Habre and I am the University librarian at the Lebanese
American University, Lebanon. I am writing to you for some guidance.

I am on the liblicense listserv whereby I found your name.

I have been invited to the Council of Deans next week and was asked to
prepare a short list of dos and don'ts concerning copyright issues for
faculty and students.

I have browsed several universities sites in order to find some simplified
information, in vain. I started preparing a list and again couldn't find a
way to simplify. As you might know this a complex subject. I was wondering
if you can help. Please note that we follow the US copyright law in our
libraries.

Thanks in advance

Regards,
CH
University Librarian