Other Penn State Owned Materials
Penn State-owned material for which no copyright claims have been registered may also be available. Prior to the use of these products, permission should be requested from the Penn State department administering them. Permission for use is often granted. It should be noted that, even if copyright claims are not registered, copyrights exist on any piece of work that has been expressed in any fixed medium. Therefore, seeking permission prior to use is not only a courtesy but prudent practice as well.
- Penn State-owned but not necessarily registered copyrighted works include maps, graphics, photographs, and slides Maps of the University are generally available for educational use. For information regarding permission to use University maps, contact Deasy Geographics Laboratory at (814) 863-4562.
- Visual images of University buildings and structures may be available for nonprofit educational use depending on their specific content. For information regarding permission to use images of University structures, contact the Department of University Publications at (814) 863-1870.