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Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines at UTSA
Authors' Copyrights
Federal law grants certain, exclusive rights to authors that often get signed away to publishers. These resources can help you negotiate and maintain your author rights during the publishing process.
- Author Rights: Using the SPARC Author AddendumA sample addendum to negotiate author's rights with publishers.
- Creative Commons LicensesLearn about different models of assigning copyrights to your own materials, which allows you to communicate which rights you reserve and which you waive with those who use your work.
- Introduction to Copyright ResourcesPractical guidance when submitting your article, including understanding your rights and how to preserve them.
- Managing Your Rights as an AuthorBy Dartmouth College Library: Tools and Resources for Scholars and Researchers. This page provides links to tools and information that can help you manage your copyright as an author.
- Reserving Rights of Copyright in Works Submitted for Publication: Negotiating Publishing AgreementsSuggestions from Peter B. Hirtle, Cornell University Library, on how to negotiate an agreement with publishers that allows you more rights over your work.
- Termination of Transfer ToolThe Termination of Transfer tool, co-stewarded by Authors Alliance and Creative Commons, gives authors who have previously entered into publishing agreements information about whether and how they can regain the publication rights previously assigned away so they can publish on new terms.
- Scholars Copyright Addendum EngineAllows authors to choose among different options to reserve rights for themselves, and generates an agreement that is then submitted with a traditional publication agreement to make that legally effective.
Publisher Copyright Policies
- SHERPA/RoMEOA free service that collects the copyright and open access self-archiving policies on academic journals, so you can make an informed decision about where to publish.
FAQs: Using Copyrighted Materials in Scholarly Activities
Can I ...
Email a BOOK CHAPTER or JOURNAL ARTICLE to other faculty and students?
Yes, if they are currently employed or enrolled at UTSA. For other scenarios, ask your librarian.
Use LICENSED CONTENT in my scholarly conference presentations?
Yes, as excerpts with author attributions, under fair use. If your presentation is distributed to the public, you should take extra measures to clear the rights for copyrighted material or replace it with alternative content. Ask your librarian for help.
Distribute a print BOOK CHAPTER or JOURNAL ARTICLE to UTSA conference participants?
Yes, through the additional rights the university licenses, if attendees are currently employed or enrolled at UTSA. For other scenarios, ask your librarian.