Avoiding Copyright Risk When Using Text, Images, Video, or Audio
In the table below:
- Low Risk means you're probably safe from any potential legal action.
- Risky means you need to proceed with caution. Materials in this category require you to obtain permission to use them, or seek legal exemption by appropriately applying Fair Use guidelines.
Text Source |
Public Domain | Your Own Works | Open Access | Creative Commons | Licensed by UNT | Copyright Protected |
| Publisher | No Risk | Check with publisher (Risk is low if you reserved rights) |
Low Risk Check with the Publisher | Depends on license | Depends on license | Risky |
| Internet pages | No Risk | Low risk — Specify the usage permission | Low Risk | Depends on license | Depends on license | Risky |
| Social Media | No Risk | Low Risk — Specify usage permission | N/A | Depends on license | Depends on license | Risky |
| UNT Images | No Risk | Check with URCM | Low Risk verify with URCM | Depends on license | Depends on license | Risky |
| Scanned from printed materials | No Risk | Low Risk Specify usage permission | Low Risk | Depends on license | Depends on license | Risky |
| Unpublished | No Risk | Low Risk Specify usage permissions | Low Risk | N/A | N/A | Risky |
| No idea? | Search | N/A | Search | Search | Ask | Search |