Citing Your Sources |
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Copyright is a body of legal rights that insures that the person who creates a work— whether a book, an article, a piece of music, a graphic, a dance, or even a website—is protected from unlawful reproduction and distribution of his or her intellectual work. |
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Without copyright protection, there would be no economic incentive to create these works. |
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Most information is protected by copyright. The exception is work that is in the "public domain". This type of information may be reproduced or used by anyone, but it is still necessary to credit the source. Some examples of public domain sources: |
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Public Domain Sources |
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Works produced and published by the U.S. Government |
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Stastical Abstract of the United States |
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Works where copyright has been waived by the author |
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Lansing Community College Library |
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Works on which the copyright has expired |
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