Step 5. Legal/Ethical Complies with legal and moral standards
MLA Guide (PDF) | Works Cited Example (PDF) | Copyright Law
The United States copyright laws are designed to prevent people from copying and distributing other people's work without permission. This includes both paper copies (i.e., photocopies, typewritten copies, etc.) and electronic copies (scanned or uploaded). In an academic setting there is a fair use exception to the permission requirement, but it is only available if you meet the guidelines. If you do not meet the guidelines, permission must be sought.
Read more on:
Fair Use Statute
Photocopying Guidelines
Getting Permission (for multiple copy classroom
use)
Adapted from:
Bruwelheide, Janis H.. The Copyright Primer for Librarians and Educators.
2nd ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1995.
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