Copyright
The Scholarly Communications Office supports all Emory faculty, staff, and students in understanding copyright and how it relates to their work, course materials, and publications.
Copyright 101
Discover basic answers to the questions, what is copyright? What does copyright protect? How long does copyright last? Why does copyright matter in academia?
Copyright for Creators
Think you don't own copyright to any works? Think again! This page covers the basics of copyright ownership and registration as well as what happens to your copyright when you publish your work.
Using Copyrighted Works
This suite of pages helps you understand reusing someone else's work, figuring out who owns that work, working with licensing organizations, getting permissions, fair use, and finding free and reusable media.
The CASE Act and the Copyright Claims Board
The CCB has been informally described as a small-claims copyright court -- not entirely accurate but a close analogy. Review this page to learn more about this federal tribunal and how it may intersect with your work.
Emory Copyright and Intellectual Property Policies
Learn more about Emory-specific policies focused on intellectual property and copyright infringement.
Reserves and Copyright
Copyright questions often arise when faculty ask for library works to be placed on e-reserves for their students. Learn more here.
Copyright In the Classroom
Understand how copyright issues may affect your teaching in physical and online instruction situations. Also, learn more about reusing student work.
Copyright For Religious Organizations
Current and prospective leaders of religious organizations can benefit from this review of copyright law's intersection with religious practices.
Copyright for Data
This page reviews special considerations of copyright law and collections of research data or databases.
Have Questions?
Our experts are ready to help you with any questions concerning copyright, publishing, open access, open education, sharing your work, and more.
