Who needs to know about copyright?

Everyone needs to know about copyright! Copyright affects students, faculty and staff at UVSC. It’s important to understand that copyright doesn’t just protect the work of professional writers, artists, filmmakers etc. But it also protects the papers and work by students, faculty and staff.

Copyright is to protect, not to annoy or bully. It serves as a protection so the creator of the original work is properly paid and/or recognized for their work. All produced work has a copyright and when it is duplicated, displayed, performed or used there is a chance you might be violating the copyright. The safest course of action is get permission. There are exceptions to this rule please see “Fair Use ”.

All original work is protected by copyright from its inception. Any original podcasts, class papers, media items, etc. created are considered protected by copyright. There are more formal steps that can be followed in establishing copyright, but in the United States, works published and unpublished are protected by copyright.