The U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The person using photocopying equipment is liable for any infringement.

Congress, by statute, has forbidden the copying of the following items. Penalties of fine or imprisonment may be imposed on those guilty of making such copies. This list is not all-inclusive:

1. Copyrighted material, unless permission of the copyright owner had been obtained or the copying falls within the "fair use" provisions of the copyright law.
2. Obligations or Securities of the United States Government, such as:
   • Certificates of Indebtedness
   • Certificates of Deposit
   • Coupons from Bonds
   • National Bank Currency
   • Gold and Silver Certificates
   • Federal Reserve Bank Notes
   • Treasury Notes
   • Fractional Notes
   • United States Bonds
   • Paper Money
   • Federal Reserve Notes
   • Postal Money Orders
   • Bonds and obligations of certain agencies of the government, such as FHA.
   • Bonds (US Savings Bonds may be photographed only for publicity purposes in connection with the campaign for the sale of such bonds.)
   • Internal Revenue Stamps. (If it is necessary to copy a legal document on which there is a cancelled revenue stamp, this may be done, provided the reproduction of the document is performed for legal purposes.)
   • Postage Stamps, cancelled or uncancelled. (For philatelic purposes, Postage Stamps may be photographed provided the reproduction is black and white and less than 3/4 or more than 1 ½ times the linear dimensions of the original.)
   • Bills, checks or drafts for money drawn by or on authorized offices of the United States.
   • Stamps and other representatives of value, of whatever denomination, which may be or have been issued under any Act of Congress.