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Brett D. Currier, MSLS, JDDirector of Scholarly Communications

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WHAT IS COPYR

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Created at the moment it the article is fixed in a tangible medium of expression.

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WHEN IS A COPYRIGHT CREATED?

May 3, 2023

WHAT IS PROTECTED?(1)literary works;

Every production in the literary, scientific and artistic domain(2) musical works, including any accompanying words;(3) dramatic works, including any accompanying music;(4) pantomimes and choreographic works;(5) pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works;(6) motion pictures and other audiovisual works;(7) sound recordings; and(8) architectural works.

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BUNDLE OF RIGHTS• Make copies• Distribute the work• Prepare derivative works• Publicly perform or display the work• License any of the above to third parties• Transfer the copyright to a third party

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REQUIRED PERMISSIONS

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WHAT REQUIRES PERMISSIONS?From the Publication Manual of the American Psychological

Association 6th Edition

Directly reprinted figures and tables Adapted figures and tables Directly reproduced data Tests and scale items Questionnaires, vignettes, etc. Long quotations (Example: Case Studies, Policy Citations, etc.)

Either a single 400 block quotation OR Total excerpts more than 800 words

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PERMISSIONS

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OTHER RESOURCES

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OTHER RESOURCESCiting and Finding PermissionsSubject LiaisonsAsk UsThesis & Dissertation InformationThesis and Dissertation HandbookScholarly Communications WebsiteBrett D. Currier, Director of Scholarly Communications

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QUESTIONS?

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