How can I legally access copyrighted material like textbooks and journals for academic purposes?
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There are a few ways to legally access copyrighted material for academic purposes. Legally obtaining copies of textbooks and journals requires purchasing or leasing them, downloading them from a publisher website, finding free online copies through creative commons licenses or by requesting the material from a library. To download materials from publisher websites usually requires authentication with an email address associated with an educational institution. Additionally, many scholarly journals and databases are protected by passwords, so access will require login credentials as well.
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How can I legally access copyrighted material like textbooks and journals for academic purposes?
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In order to legally access copyrighted material for academic purposes, you will need to request and obtain permission from the copyright owner. For textbooks, you can attempt to purchase copies that have been put into the public domain. Journals typically have a paid subscription service in order to access articles and other content.
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How can I legally access copyrighted material like textbooks and journals for academic purposes?