Copyright law dates back more than 300 years. It is globally recognized, found in 193 national jurisdictions, and constantly undergoing change.
Most people assume that everything on the web is in the public domain. This is probably because most people work under the assumption that copyright law protects published works that traditionally include a copyright notice or display the copyright symbol ©. Modern copyright law has changed - neither publication nor a notice of any kind is required to protect copyrighted works. A creator has to save their key, and a copyrighted work is created. Once the creator's work is committed to a 'tangible medium', the work is automatically protected under copyright. There unless it is explicitly stated on the website (make sure to take a photo with a date and time stamp) or has a Creative Commons license prominently displayed, consider everything you access on the web to be protected by copyright.
OC has licensed an extensive collection of e-resources that are available to faculty, staff, students, and other authorized users. To make these e-resources available to our users, the library signs contracts with different vendors and publishers; these contracts set out specific terms and conditions that users are responsible for complying with when accessing content.
It is your responsibility to follow the copyright of the various e-resource providers.
You should not upload any content from e-resources to a GenAI tool.
