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RE: Derivative works?

A derivative work is something different from most of the 
citations, quotations, or commentaries that are part of scholarly 
research, and it's different from most plagiarism as well.  A 
derivative work is one where the original work is "recast, 
transformed, or adapted." Things like translations or 
abridgements are examples of derivative works--there are many 
others.

There are two good definitions here:

http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/derivative_work

Do they help clarify the difference?

Anne Gilliland, MLS, JD
Head, Health Sciences Copyright Management Office
Prior Health Sciences Library
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH  43210
anne.gilliland@osumc.edu
http://hsl.osu.edu/4697.cfm
http://library.osu.edu/blogs/copyright