Everything You Always Wanted 
To Know About Copyrights   

What is copyright (©)?

Copyright is a restriction on the use of content produced by another person to insure that the originator and/or publisher of the content is not denied profit from the publication. Additionally it can be used to insure that the originator and/or publisher have the right of refusal for use of the content.

Georgia Perimeter College Copyright Policy:

GPC Printing Services will not reproduce any copyrightable material without prior written permission. Written permission for non-course pack syllabus or documents must be submitted with the printing request.

The copyright notice (©) can appear in different locations in different types of documents. Books will normally place it in the front with the publisher's information. On a web site, it will usually be found at the bottom of each page.  To help you locate materials that are in the public domain, a copy of the reference book, "The Public Domain" is available in the Library for check out.  Printing Services also has a copy that you may come by and use or you can search public domain web sites.

For additional information on the fair use policy you may visit the University System of Georgia's web site at http://www.usg.edu/copyright/copyright_generally/.