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Copyright Guidelines & Information
What can be copyrighted?
Any creative work, once fixed in a tangible manner, is copyrighted. This includes works of traditional media of books, paintings, recordings, film, and video. It also includes digital media, such as software, web pages, and music CDs. The work does not need to have the copyright symbol © and date to be copyrighted.
What is the Fair Use Act?
Under Copyright Law some portion of a copyrighted work can be used for non-commercial use. This is only for a one-time use and only if there is not time to secure proper copyright permission. The amount of a work that can be used varies from 5% to 15% of the work. The key to applying Fair Use is knowing what is copyrighted. In the case of a book that has been copyrighted as a whole, from 5% to 15% of the book can be used, which can be useful for education and research. Copyright Law also applies to images. Under Fair Use you cannot use an entire image without violating the owner's copyright. There is no way around this.
What this means to you as a Poster Symposium Participant:
Because the web has a large audience, under no circumstances can copyrighted materials be used without getting permission from the copyright holder.
For more information visit the US Copyright Office.