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copyright 101 copyright libguides at cornell university skip to main content cornell university library cornell university libguides copyright copyright 101 search this guide search copyright copyright 101 url https guides library cornell edu copyright copyright 101 licenses and open access using copyrighted materials toggle dropdown fair use using film in instruction using copyrighted works on social media using recorded music on the web seeking permission teach act copyright term and the public domain copyright resources toggle dropdown copyright management for authors copyright management of course material dmca takedown ip rights privacy toggle dropdown cornell policies ferpa and student rights author rights resources this link opens in a new window small claims copyright claims board case act film on campus popular resources fair use checklist updated 2026 a guide to performing and documenting a fair use assessment guidelines for using text images audio and video from cornell university library collections learn about copyright copyright law of the united states title 17 the text of title 17 of the united states code including all amendments enacted by congress through december 27 2020 u s copyright office copyright crash course university of texas libraries the copyright crash course ccc was originally created with faculty in mind but can be used by anyone who is interested in understanding and managing their copyrights what is intellectual property ip general ip intellectual property ip is the catch all term for non physical but identifiable property think of the text of a book it can be presented in various languages or different physical forms but the underlying content remains the same this underlying content is the intellectual property in the usa there are 3 main designations for ip protection that individuals can utilize these are copyright trademark and patent trademarks v patents v copyright trademarks patents copyrights all cover different types of ip and have different goals trademarks can be logos or phrases and are generally intended to help an individual tell one brand or corporate entity from another they must be federally registered and renewed and expire if they are not renewed for example the cornell seal is trademarked by cornell and cannot be used without cornell s permission patents can be for mechanical processes or formulas and are generally intended to limit production to the patent holder they must be federally registered and renewed and expire after time for example a medication can be patented and can then only be produced with permission of the patent holder copyright can be on any creative expression in a fixed medium they do not need to be federally registered or renewed for example the copyright to this website belongs to cornell but we are licensing it under a cc by sharealike for an all inclusive example let s imagine a bottle of coca cola the coca cola corp owns the trademark to the name coca cola as well as the trademark on the bottle shape and the graphic representation of their name these are all things that help distinguish them from other cola brands and define their individual product coca cola also owns the patent on their formula this means that no other corporation is allowed to make their cola in quite the same way coca cola makes theirs coca cola also owns the copyright on their ads and jingles and the creative copy on their bottles unless your use meets a fair use standard you are not allowed to use their copy without receiving their permission copyright concepts goals of copyright the stated goal of us copyright law is to promote progress by securing time limited exclusive rights for creators paraphrased from article 1 section 8 clause 8 of the us constitution exclusive rights of creators right now in the usa copyright is automatic for content in a fixed form if you write a book or draw a picture those things are under copyright and you are entitled to six exclusive rights about them the right to reproduce the right to create derivative works eg adapting a book into a play the right to distribute copies or transfer ownership of the work the right to perform the work publicly the right to display the work publicly the right to perform the work publicly via digital audio transmission if sound recording you are not required to register your copyright with the copyright office you are not required to include a copyright statement if you anticipate that your work will be a high value project or that there may be a copyright dispute in the future you can register with the copyright office there are limitations on these exclusive rights the most common of which are fair use and reproduction by libraries and archives for an exhaustive list see us code title 17 chapter 1 section 107 112 things that cannot be copyrighted facts cannot be copyrighted which means that things like basic math recipes alphabets grammatical tropes eg i before e except after c and recipes the list of ingredients and steps themselves cannot be copyrighted on the other side ideas cannot be copyrighted either only creative media in a fixed form is eligible for copyright information contained on this website is educational in nature and is not to be construed as legal advice cornell university library s copyright services libguide is licensed under a creative commons attribution 4 0 international license please attribute cornell university in any reuse next licenses and open access last updated jun 11 2026 11 26 am url https guides library cornell edu copyright print page login to libapps web accessibility assistance