SCSU
HISTORICAL COLLECTION
COPYRIGHT
POLICY
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| As a repository of original research materials, the SCSU
Historical Collection is committed to preserving these materials and
making them available for research. In order to facilitate research,
the SCSU Historical Collection staff and researchers will abide by the
following guidelines. |
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SCSU Historical Collection staff will provide
reproductions of a reasonable amount of material from its collections,
provided that such copying is consistent with donor instruction and
copyright law. |
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The SCSU Historical Collection staff will perform all
photocopying. Photocopying of materials is generally permitted for
specific educational research or reference. |
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SCSU Historical Collection staff reserve the right to
limit or prohibit reproduction due to the condition of the materials,
security reasons, or possible violation of copyright laws.
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It is the researcher's obligation to satisfy copyright
regulations when copying or using materials found in the collection.
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The person requesting the reproduction assumes all
responsibility for infraction of copyright and of any use exceeding fair
use. |
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Any commercial application of copyrighted materials is
not fair use and always requires the consent of the copyright
holder. |
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Permission to reproduce is separate from and does not
constitute permission to publish. A separate Publication Agreement
must be signed, and a publication fee of $25.00 paid. If the SCSU
Historical Collection is not the copyright owner, permission to publish
is required from both the owner of the copyright and the SCSU Historical
Collection as owner of the physical property. The SCSU Historical
Collection Publication Agreement Form states that permission is granted
for "one time only use of the requested materials for
publication." Photographs may not be reused without the written
permission of the SCSU Historical Collection. (See our
Publication
Policy) |
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As set forth in Section 202 of U.S. Code Title 17,
ownership of copyright does not automatically accompany ownership of the
physical property. The SCSU Historical Collection Donor Agreement
Form specifies that "The Donor hereby gives and assigns to South
Carolina State University all property and copyrights therein, unless
otherwise specified in an amendment to this document." Many of the
materials held by the SCSU Historical Collection have no corresponding
Donor Agreement Forms, which means that copyright or other information
about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to
determine. In such cases, it is solely the responsibility of the
researcher to determine and satisfy copyright and other use
restrictions. |
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Reproductions of any item must contain a complete
citation to the original. |
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Books, manuscripts, and plays as literary works are
protected by copyright; reproduction is governed by standards of fair
use. Non-book materials, including audio and video recordings,
architectural drawings, artwork, maps, and photographs, are also covered
by fair use provisions set forth in Section 107 of U.S. Code Title
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Complete copyrighted works or substantial portions
thereof will not be duplicated unless they are out of print or are no
longer available at a fair price. |
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Portions of commercially acquired copyrighted works may
be copies for instructional purposes, but the amount and substantiality
of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole must
be considered in determining whether the use of the excerpt constitutes
fair use. |
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As provided in Section 108 of U.S. Code Title 17, the
SCSU Historical Collection reserves the right to reproduce materials
within its holdings for preservation purposes. This includes
digital reproduction. |
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| Revised July 2002 |
