{"id":850,"date":"2019-12-06T09:26:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T14:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=850"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:47:10","slug":"obtaining-copyright-permission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/copyright-basics\/obtaining-copyright-permission\/","title":{"rendered":"Obtaining Copyright Permission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to obtain permission to use a copyright item if it is:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the Public Domain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Covered by Fair Use<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Covered by the TEACH Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-b112a82a-e2d8-469c-ae7a-876c19fff076 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">If Not&#8230;<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research Copyright Status\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consult the copyright page on a book or the legal notice on a website to see who owns the copyright.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If there is no copyright information, contact the author or publisher.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check Copyright.gov for records on copyright registration for post 1977 works.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.copyright.gov\/circs\/circ22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Investigate the Copyright Status of a Work<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the Copyright Owner\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Include information on the work, such as author, editor or translator; 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