Copyright and PermissionsBrett D. Currier, MSLS, JDbrett.currier@uta.edu@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?