Welcome to the Copyright Licensing Office (CLO)
The CLO provides assistance to faculty, staff, and students at Brigham Young University with the many facets of copyright. CLO Personnel are available to present at meetings, retreats, in classrooms, and at conferences on copyright education, awareness, licensing, and policy.
This website includes an online tutorial covering the basics of copyright; fair use evaluation assistance; tools for obtaining permission to use copyright protected materials; and the official university copyright policy.
Let the CLO assist you in navigating the challenging
landscape of copyright with a variety of tools and resources developed
with you in mind!
Fair Use Information
Need to use copyright protected material for a class project? In a lecture? For research? These uses and others may qualify for Fair Use! Learn more and see if your proposed uses qualify for a Fair Use exemption!
Obtaining Permission
Is there an article your students need to access? Do you need copies of material for a meeting? Are those materials copyright protected? Then you might need to obtain permission and our office can help!
Copyright Tutorial
Does copyright seem entirely too complicated to understand? What does that little "c" in a circle mean? Would you like a simple explanation? Enroll now in Professor Kopy Write's Copyright 101 course!