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3. Works in the public domain may be used without permission. This includes:
- works published before 1923,1925, (as of 2020. This is a rolling date and an additional year is added each Jan. 1st. )
- works published between 1923 and 1963 for which copyright has not been registered or renewed,
- works published prior to 1989 without copyright notice,
- works produced by the United States government,
- freeware (not to be confused with shareware) that the creator made available without restrictions.
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10. The World Wide Web is not public domain. Some Internet items are copyrighted; some are not.
11. The Hartzler Library has specific policies that cover material on reserve. Such items must qualify as fair use or copyright permission must be submitted to the library. Faculty are expected to observe the “one semester, one course” rule. Access is terminated at the end of the course. Repeated or multiple use requires copyright permission that must be presented to the library. See the library’s webpage for details: provides information on copyright and help with linking, See http://wwwlibguides.emu.edu/library/faculty-services/copyright-guide//faculty_information using the Copyright tab and the Linking to Library Resources in Moodle tab.
12. The re-use of copyrighted tests, workbook pages and other consumables is a violation of rights of the copyright holder.
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