The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproduction restrictions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is
that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be used for any reproduction purposes
in excess of "fair use." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy
or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for
copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order "if in its
judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law." Official
text of the copyright warning sign from the Federal Register (November 16, 1977)