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UTSA Handbook of Operating Procedures 9.11: Reproduction of Copyrighted Material
General Tips
Posting copyrighted materials to public servers is not permitted.
When in doubt, use excerpts of content and/or link to it. Always attribute ownership to the copyright owner.
If you leave the university and take your online course with you or sell it (e.g., to a textbook publisher), you should remove any licensed content.
There are many other options for academic and scholarly content, including works licensed under the Creative Commons, open access publications, out-of-copyright materials, U.S. Government publications, and orphan works.