Welcome to Syracuse University’s Copyright Portal

Syracuse University’s faculty, students and staff produce, distribute and share a wide range of works in a variety of media. Members of the University community also use others’ works while pursuing research, curricular, and scholarly goals. As a result, everyone at Syracuse University has a stake in a copyright system that efficiently balances a copyright owner’s exclusive rights with the public’s ability to use those same works.

The Syracuse University Copyright Portal provides educational information to the Syracuse University community about copyright and other laws, policies, and regulations that govern information creation, use, retention and adaptation for scholarly purposes. The Portal also provides guidance and direction to the University community on issues such as:

• Authorship and protection of scholarship;
• Copyright ownership, including its rights and obligations;
• Limitations and exceptions, such as fair use;
• Licensing of electronic resources and media; and
• Use of copyrighted works

The Portal also recommends practical resources and, through the blog, provides notice and commentary on contemporary issues that routinely affect the University’s mission. Those affiliated with Syracuse University as a current faculty member, student or employee may use the Portal’s inquiry form to contact me or ask me questions related to copyright, licensing, open access or the use of information or media.

All the Portal’s information is educational. None of the Portal’s information is, or should be considered to be, legal advice. Please see the Disclaimer for more details.

For daily news about copyright, intellectual property, and information law that affects higher education, please see my blog or follow the Library’s copyright Twitter feed at @sucopyright.

K. Matthew Dames
Copyright & Information Policy Adviser
Syracuse University