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Memorial Library Staff Information

Assisting Patrons with Copyright Questions

While most questions come from faculty, students and staff sometimes have questions. We must avoid giving legal advice. In general, the best practice is to guide patrons to the resources we have about Fair Use and other relevant policies so they can decide for themselves whether their proposed use of the intellectual property of others is acceptable. Fair Use, in particular, is based on judgement, not hard and fast criteria.