The copyright law of the United States, Title 17 U.S.C., governs the making of electrostatic copies, photographic prints, and audio and video tape recordings of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives may furnish reproductions. One specified condition is that the reproduction of copyrighted material is not to "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for or later uses a reproduction for purposes beyond those of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a reproduction order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

The National Archives and the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum do not have legal authority to rule on questions of copyright. The Library of Congress Copyright Office will, for a fee, undertake to research the copyright status of audiovisual materials made available from the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum and the National Archives.

Copyright Clearance Statement

The Nixon Presidential Library and Museum and the National Archives and Records Administration exercise no intellectual property claims on the materials in its holdings and cannot grant exclusive rights for the use of materials in its holdings. Since the U.S. Government exercises no such claims on materials created by or for its offices (17 U.S.C 105), the work products of government organizations and its employees or agents are non-copyrightable. In addition to U.S. government works, the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum also has material in its holdings not created by the Federal government and subject to copyright by the creator(s).

The Library of Congress Copyright Office constitutes the sole legal authority in the United States on what is or is not subject to copyright.