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Exploring Academic Integrity in Your Research: A Tutorial

A UO Libraries self-guided tutorial on integrity in library research and using sources ethically

6 - Copyright

Copyright

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

novels

Novels

 
academic articles

Academic articles

 
poetry

Poetry

 
journalism

Journalism

 
photographs

Photographs

 
speeches

Speeches

 
films

Films

 
lyrics

Lyrics

 
music

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.