Responsible Unit: Library | Executive lead: Provost
Created: 2/2010 | Reviewed/Revised: 2/2014, 3/31/2023 | Effective: 5/9/2023
Compliance: Copyright Act of 1976, US Code 17, NWCCU 2.D.1
Approving Body: PAC | Classification: Institution-wide
Policy:
It is the policy of Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences that all employees and students comply with US copyright law as it relates to the use of copyright-protected works at PNWU.
Definitions:
COPYRIGHT
Copyright is an area of law that provides creators and distributors of creative works with an incentive to share their works by granting them the right to be compensated when others use those works in certain ways. Specific rights are granted to the creators of creative works in the US Copyright Act (title 17, US Code). If you are not a copyright holder for a particular work, as provided by the law, you must ordinarily obtain copyright permission prior to reusing or reproducing that work. However, there are some specific exceptions in the Copyright Act for certain academic uses, and permission is never required for certain other actions, such as reading or borrowing original literary works or photographs from a library collection.
Procedure:
See Copyright Procedure at PNWU.edu
Related documents:
Student Catalog
Policy Resources
- Policy Development and Approval Training
- Establishing and Creating University Policies and Procedures (Policy)
- Policy Development & Approval Procedure
- Policy Development & Approval Diagram
- Policy Justification Form
- Policy Template (password protected)
- Procedure Resources (password protected)
- PNWU Alumni Association Bylaws
- COM Bylaws
- PNWU Bylaws
For assistance with policies and procedures contact:
Lori Fulton
lfulton@pnwu.edu