This guide serves as an introduction to copyright and is intended for use by ISU students, staff, and faculty. We will point you to a number of resources that will help you learn what copyright is, what types of works are protected by copyright in the U.S., what is "Fair Use," and other questions that are frequently asked at ISU. Please note that this guide is not a substitute for legal advice, should that be warranted.
We'll start with some basics. The Crash Course YouTube channel has created a number of short and entertaining educational videos, including a series on Intellectual Property with three segments on copyright. Their Copyright Basics video is embedded below. It provides a short history of copyright law and its original intent, what types of works are protected by copyright, and what counts as "work for hire."
(12.17 minutes; closed captions available via video screen's bottom menu bar, right corner.)
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