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Learning Module:
What Chemists Need to Know about Copyright

Table of Contents

Presented by the American Chemical Society Joint Board/Council Committee on Publications
Subcommittee on Copyright

Learning Module

  • Summary of Information [HTML]
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright [HTML]
  • Class and Test Questions for Copyright Teaching [HTML]

Guidelines for Classroom Use

If you want to make photocopies of ACS Publications Division journal or magazine articles, or book chapters, please write to the ACS Copyright Office at

ACS Copyright Office
Publications Division
American Chemical Society
1155 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
and provide the following information:

  1. Name of college or university
  2. Name of Professor
  3. Course title and semester
  4. Number of students in the class
  5. Complete reference citation
  6. Your complete address including telephone and fax numbers
  7. Your deadline date

Copyright Law of the United States

  • § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use [PDF]
  • § 108. Limitations on exclusive rights: Reproduction by libraries and archives [PDF]
  • Questions Frequently Asked in the Copyright Office Public Information Section [www.loc.gov/copyright/faq.html]

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