This section describes how faculty, staff, and students may use works on non-curricular webpages.
Follow the steps given in section 5 of this guide, “When Copyright Permission Is Needed.”
Q: Can I include on my website a text or image created by someone else?
A: Probably not, unless you have the copyright owner’s permission.
Fair Use analysis:
| Purpose | Moderately unfavorable. Your use is entertainment or general interest. If you are profiting from the site, your use is commercial (less favorable). |
| Nature | Favorable or unfavorable. The work in question is factual (more favorable) or creative (less favorable). |
| Amount | Favorable or unfavorable. You are using a portion of the work (more favorable) or the whole work (less favorable). |
| Effect | Unfavorable. You are making the work publicly accessible. This could replace sale of the work or significantly impair the market or potential market for the work. |