Action Steps for Copyright Compliancy*
Share copyright information with your library staff
- Discuss Copyright issues with the School or library administration
- Work to develop a copyright policy for the school or library
- Place a notice on all equipment that could reproduce copyrighted work; examples are Photocopier, Scanners, VCR, Computers. The notice should read:
Notice: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material; the person using this equipment is liable for any infringement.
- Place a notice where Interlibrary Loan materials are ordered. The notice must be prominently displayed in 18 point type on durable paper. This notice is also to appear in a box on the ILL forms in type no smaller than 8 points. The notice should read:
Warning Concerning Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
- All ILL materials should include the original copyright notice or the copyright page. If no copyright notice is available, a notice similar to the following should be attached to the materials:
This material is subject to the United States copyright law; further reproduction in violation of that law is prohibited.Or
Notice: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. code)
- If the library does not have a system in place to track periodical request to monitor compliance of copyright, set one up. No more than five articles from a periodical title that is less than 5 years old, is generally the norm.
* Action steps provided by the Rolling Prairie Library System as a part of their Copyright Workshop
