Copyright and Publishing Your Dissertation: Additional Resources and Support

There are several other excellent online guides to using copyrighted materials in your dissertation, and considering post-publication issues such as the value of publishing open access and when to choose an embargo.

• Kenneth D. Crews, Copyright and Your Dissertation or Thesis: Ownership, Fair Use, and Your Rights and Responsibilities

• University of Michigan's Copyright for Dissertations: Getting Started

• University of Michigan's A Graduate Student's Guide to Copyright: Open Access, Fair Use, and Permissions (from 2010)

• Hillary Corbett, ETDs and the Consequences of Openness

• ​Ohio State's Copyright in Your Thesis or Dissertation

• American Library Association's Fair Use Evaluation Tool
• Columbia University Libraries Fair Use Checklist
• University of California's guide to Fair Use in Teaching & Research
• Association of Research Libraries' Fair Use Best Practices

• The University of Michigan also has an excellent guide on securing permissions for copyrighted resources--including for films, book chapters, music, fine art, photos, and more.

If your particular question isn't addressed here, there's a good chance that U.S. Copyright Office's Compendium has something to say about whether that type of resource is copyrightable, and the level of protection it receives.