Copyright can be confusing, and that confusion can cost you time, money, as well as affect your mission to inform the public. It's always a great time to reacquaint yourself with the tenets of fair use. Columbia Libraries Copyright Advisory Office has a number of resources to help you understand fair use, including What is […]
Category: Copyright & Fair Use
New Copyright Website from CUL
— For Immediate Release — From: Laura Kenna, Columbia University Libraries, 212-854-4692, news@libraries.cul.columbia.edu New Copyright Website from Columbia University NEW YORK, November 11, 2009 – The Copyright Advisory Office of Columbia University in the City of New York, a leading provider of copyright resources for the educational community, has launched a fully revised and updated […]
Columbia University Copyright Quick Guide
From the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University Libraries, the Copyright Quick Guide shares information on the fundamentals of copyright, fair use, and a link to the U.S. Copyright Act. […]
Questions (and Answers!) From Orientation Library Sessions…
Q: What library services will I have access to after I graduate? Will I have access to Lexis Nexis and Factiva? A: For 3 months after graduation, all graduates will continue to have access to the same resources that were available to them when they were students. Columbia University alums are welcome to use the […]
A Comic Book That Teaches About Fair Use
The Duke University Center for the Study of the Public Domain has produced a comic book that explains how copyright restrictions and the principle of fair use apply to documentary filmmakers. The information is presented in an entertaining format, with clear and easy to follow examples. You can view the comic book online, download it, […]
Resource Spotlight: AP Multimedia Archive
Haven’t tried the AP Multimedia Archive yet? (Access restricted to current Columbia affiliates.) Here’s some of what you’re missing… Photographs taken by AP photographers, back to 1844, searchable by caption (try keywords Lincoln funeral car, then click Search) Radio reports (try keyword Hindenburg, click the “Audio” option on the left-hand menu, then click Search) Info-graphics […]