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CINF Workshops > Teaching Chemical Information (June 1997)

Teaching Chemical Information:
Tips and Techniques

— June 1997 —

Copyright

Why teach?

Photocopy machine is student’s best friend
Copyright issues are widely misunderstood/ignored

Teaching points:

What is copyrighted
What is “fair use”
How to obtain permission to use copyrighted materials

Teaching Tools Available:

“Are You Up to Date On Copyright Issues,” Pamphlet from American Chemical Society, 1995
“10 Big Myths About Copyright Explained,” WWW at URL: http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

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