title: Copyright law and the nursing professor.
abstract: The copyright law affects the resources that are available to faculty for educating students. The author discusses the concept of fair use in academe, the process for obtaining permission to copy materials that have been copyrighted, and the rights of the professor who has created works during employment. An application of the copyright law to the publication of students' papers is presented.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Clegg
mesh_terms: D003308:Copying Processes; D003309:Copyright / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D010067:Ownership / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015714:Plagiarism; D011643:Publishing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States