Attribution ---> Citation/Plagiarism
Permission ---> Copyright
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In general, students learn more about citation and plagiarism than they do about copyright. This is because of Fair Use, which is generally held to cover most student work from being sued for copyright infringement. However, even for student work, issues of permission have to be considered.
Fair Use sometimes will cover commercial, for-profit use of copyrighted material without permission, but it is generally harder to make a case under Fair Use, with some exceptions, i.e. quoting from a book that is being reviewed in a publication.
And sooooooo many other examples!
After January 1, 2074, all works will become public domain 70 years after the death of the rights-holder, 120 years for a corporate author.
Learn more about the public domain at Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain.