Exploring Academic Integrity in Your Research: A Tutorial

Copyright

Most forms of creative expression are protected by copyright in the United States. These forms include:

Novels

 

Academic articles

 

Poetry

 

Journalism

 

Photographs

 

Speeches

 

Films

 

Lyrics

 

Music

This means that people are limited in making copies of these works (including copying or replicating text in a blog or article, downloading a book, reproducing artwork, etc.), as well as how much of the work they can use for their own purposes.