You can find the USG copyright policy at https://www.usg.edu/copyright/copyright_generally
Fair Use Checklist Information https://www.usg.edu/copyright/introduction_to_the_fair_use_checklist
Intellectual Property Policy https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C352/
U.S. Copyright Law https://www.copyright.gov/title17/
A summary of copyright fundamentals for academic work can be found in “Copyright and Your Dissertation or Thesis: Ownership, Fair Use, and Your Rights and Responsibilities,” by Kenneth D. Crews.
https://media2.proquest.com/documents/copyright_dissthesis_ownership.pdf