Copyright for Journalists: Intro
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Introduction to Copyright
Looking for images to use in a story? Need to quote portions of a novel or play? Confused about United States copyright rules?
Looking for images to use in a story? Need to quote portions of a novel or play? Confused about United States copyright rules?This guide will point you to resources to help decide how to responsibly use copyright and fair use guidelines.
Copyright Advisory Office (CU)
Copyright at Columbia
The Copyright Advisory Office supports Columbia faculty and students in understanding copyright and how it relates to their work, course materials, and scholarly communications. Copyright, Fair Use, and Licensing are some of the areas that intersect with the daily functioning of academic research institutions. They are outlined in the the Copyright Basics section.
Copyright Quick Guide Links
This Guide was originally conceived by Dr. Kenneth Crews and updated in 2015. Its purpose is to provide an overview of copyright law. The Guide examines such seminal issues as fundamental principles of copyright law, copyright ownership, fair use and other permitted uses and provides a short bibliographic list.
Fair Use in Journalism
The book below was written specifically for journalists. It is available as a free PDF.
Set of Principles in Fair Use for Journalism by Publication Date: 2013Journalists have created a set of principles that allows them to stop censoring their journalistic choices, especially in emerging digital environments. This Set of Principles reduces risk of copyright infringement by clarifying professional community standards. It identifies seven situations in which journalists routinely employ fair use, and what its limitations are: Incidental capture; proof; use in cultural journalism; illustration; historical reference; to foster public discussion and advancing the story.