These guidelines are intended to provide basic information about copyright
in general and include links to a variety of other pages dealing with the subject
of copyright and fair use. We hope that members of the VWC community will find
herein the resources necessary to help them begin to answer questions and resolve
copyright concerns.
Copyright - copyright law of
the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies
or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions
specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a
photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that
photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request
for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair
use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Hofheimer
Library reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its
judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve a violation of copyright
law.
