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Copyright Restrictions

The U.S. copyright law provides federal copyright protection for both published and unpublished works. Students who wish to include quotations, illustrations, charts, graphs, musical arrangements, etc. in projects are required to ensure that any reproduction of the copyrighted material is properly cited using the appropriate citation style, such as MLA, APA, or Chicago. Instructors using copyrighted material in the curriculum does not violate copyright law or exceed the doctrine of “fair use,” which considers both the purpose and character of the use of copyrighted material. Any version of plagiarized works is considered a violation of student conduct and will be handled with according severity. This includes but is not limited to misuse of artificial intelligence, other student’s works and copyright infringement.
Copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). These rights include the right to reproduce or distribute a copyrighted work. In the file-sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement. For more information, please see the website of the U.S. Copyright Office at www.copyright.gov.

Fair Use

According to the US Copyright.gov site- Fair Use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use. Section 107 calls for consideration of the following four factors in evaluating a question of fair use; purpose and character of the use, nature of the copyrighted work, amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole, and effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
More information can be provided via this libguide: Copyright Crash Course http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/ or http://fairuse.stanford.edu/.
Bethel College is committed to upholding the highest standards of academic honesty. It is incumbent upon each student and faculty member to become familiar with current standards and policies. Anyone found to violate copyright law or engage in plagiarism will be subject to the appropriate disciplinary action or law.