Helpful resources regarding copyright/plagiarism include your department or committee chair, the Graduate School's Responsible Research website, and the WSU Copyright Office website.

Final acceptance of dissertation/thesis: _________________ by ________________________________________

Please submit this form to the Graduate School in person to French Admin 324 or via email to gradschool@wsu.edu

HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT ANDCOPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGMENT

PDF FILLABLE FORM - Please complete via computer prior to submission to

the Graduate School.

WSU ID: ______________________ NAME: _______________________________________________

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DATE SIGNATURE OF DISSERTATION/THESIS ACCEPTANCE CLERK

Except as provided below, I hereby certify that when my dissertation/thesis, entitled

DISSERTATION/THESIS TITLE:

is published, it will not violate any copyright or right of others, and that I will save and hold harmless Washington State University and University Microfilms from any damages.

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EMBARGO OPTION

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In special cases, Washington State University gives students the ability to request that access to their dissertation or thesis be delayed for a period of time. In these cases, students may delay release of their work for a period of six months, one year, two years, or three years. Research that is embargoed is not made publically available in any form until the embargo has expired. For more information on the embargo option, see www.dissertations.wsu.edu.

Please discuss adding an embargo to your dissertation/thesis with your committee chair and be certain you understand all implications that come with embargoing your work. An embargo may or may not be appropriate or necessary in your field.

Indicate under which circumstance you are requesting an embargo of your dissertation or thesis below:

Please select the request embargo duration below:________________

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SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE WITNESS (WSU FACULTY OR PERMANENT STAFF) DATE

SIGNATURE OF CANDIDATE

Updated 7/11/2018