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Copyright and PermissionsBrett D. Currier, MSLS, [email protected]@brettdcurrier
Schedule• Introduction to Copyright• The Public Domain• Creative Commons• Permissions• Rights Statements on Omeka
INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT
What is copyright? To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
Constitution Art. I, § 8, Cl. 8
• Balance between the exclusive rights of authors and
• The Public Interest in the Free Flow of information
• For a Limited Time
What’s Protected?• Literary works;• Musical works, including any accompanying words;• Dramatic works, including any accompanying music;• Pantomimes and choreographic works;• Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;• Motion pictures and other audiovisual works;• Sound recordings; and• Architectural works.
17 USC 102 (2012)
Exclusive Rights of Authors• Make copies• Distribute the work• Prepare derivative works• Publicly perform or display the work
17 USC 106 (2012)
REUSE ALLOWANCE
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
Published before Jan. 1, 1923• Portal to Texas History• UT Arlington Libraries Digital Gallery• Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Federal Government• Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog• Maps Collection in Special Collections in UTA Libraries
Example Rights Statements
CREATIVE COMMONS
Creative Commons Material• Music• Videos• Images• The Web• Academic Articles
Term Definition
CC0 No restrictions
BY Attribution
SA Share Alike
NC Non-Commercial
ND No derivatives
Creative Commons
PERMISSIONS
Other Locations• Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture• The Genealogy, History & Archives Unit of the Fort Worth Libra
ry of the Fort Worth Central Library
• UT Arlington Libraries Special Collections• Others
Writing a Permissions Letter• UTA Copyright Policy Permissions Letter• Dr. Holliday’s Permissions Letter• Must be completed by October 29
Copyright Decision Tree
RIGHTS STATEMENTS ON OMEKA
Rights Statements• Rights: Information about rights held in and over the resource• For this project, this would be: information about the Rights
Holder and license you are using (if applicable) • Example: This item is being used Courtesy of [insert name],
[permission status, which is one of the following]:• Public Domain OR• Licensed under a Creative Commons license OR• Permission Granted by OR• Permission requested
Public Domain • Full Citation, Public Domain• Example: “[Image Name], [Collection Name], Special Collections, The
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Arlington, Texas." Public Domain. With courtesy by UT Arlington Libraries.
• May want to include With Courtesy • Archival institution may have a preferred citation
Creative Commons • Ideal Citation• Rights holder may have a preferred citation
Permission Granted• For all UTA Special Collections Items: "Courtesy, Source, City,
State."• Example: "Courtesy, [collection name], Special Collections, The
University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Arlington, Texas." Permission Granted by UT Arlington Libraries
• For other collections, ask in your permissions letter if there is a specific citation request.
Permission Requested• Full Citation, Permission Request• Rights holder may have a preferred citation if it can be
identified from their website or other supporting documentation.
QUESTIONS?