This document provides an overview of copyright as it relates to dissertations. It discusses that copyright provides exclusive rights to authors for limited periods of time, including reproduction, distribution and derivatives. Works in the public domain and those by the US government are not protected. Fair use and statutory exemptions allow certain uses without permission. The document outlines a workflow for determining if permission is needed for third-party content and how to request permission. It also addresses privacy, publicity and contractual concerns when publishing a dissertation.

1. Copyright & Your Dissertation
24Oct2016
Rachael G. Samberg

2. Using content by or about other people?
By Rachael G. Samberg

3. What’s the difference from the last slide?
By Jojo V (Own work), CC BY-SA 4.0, available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABurgersfig.png

4. Non-Copyright Legal Questions
— Agreements with archives, privacy, etc.

5. Decisions as you submit (publish) online
• You own ©. Meaning?
• Should you register it?
• Do you need an embargo?
• Should you license your work?

6. The Workflow
Questions? http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/copyright-dissertation

7. What is copyright?
Exclusive rights to certain uses
for limited period of time

8. The Copyright Act:
Reward of Exclusive Rights…
— Reproduction
— Derivative works
— Distribution
— Public performance
— Public display
— Public performance of
sound recordings via digital
audio transmission
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9. …for Limited Periods of Time
— Varies but at least author’s life + 70 years
Within “protected” period,
author’s permission needed to
reproduce, display, perform, etc.

10. A Few Other © Prerequisites
— Must be authored,
original, and fixed
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— Protects expressions,
not ideas or facts
Ghana’s GDP
Ghana Statistical Service, “Gross Domestic Product 2016,” http://
www.statsghana.gov.gh/gdp_new.html

11. Copyright &
Underlying Work
By Rachael G. Samberg

12. Works in Public Domain Not Protected
Works by U.S. Federal
Government
Works whose copyright
term has expired
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Britannica_Shakespeare_Droeshout_Engraving.jpg
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/journey-
to-mars-next-steps-20151008_508.pdf

13. Statutory Exemptions
— Allow you to undertake exclusive rights:
¡ Without obtaining permission
¡ Without payment of license fee

14. Statutory Exemption: Fair Use
1. Purpose & character of use
(commercial purposes less likely fair
than nonprofit educational; whether use
is “transformative” often dominates)
2. Nature of copyrighted work
(more likely fair if you’re using factual/
scholarly work)
3. Amount and substantiality
(size & importance of portion used in
relation to whole)
4. Effect upon potential market
(less likely fair if use is substitute for
purchasing original)
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15. Is use fair?
— All four factors must be
evaluated
— No statutory 10% rule
— Always fair to link, rather
than include copy
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16. Still in ©, and beyond fair use?
— You need permission
(license)
— Can be “pre-fab,”
applied in advance by
the author

17. How to apply all this
when writing?
USE WORKFLOW
FOR EACH WORK YOU’RE USING
CREATED BY SOMEONE ELSE

18. STEP 1:
Do you need
permission?
Ø Has a license already been granted?
Ø Is the work in the public domain?
Ø Would publishing the content be fair use?
If YES to any, skip to STEP 3.

19. Applying Step 1
2011 Don Quixote translation
By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Author), Tom Lathrop (Translator), Penguin Classics

20. Applying Step 1
By Aphelpsmd - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47336939
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acide_sulfurique_semi_dev.png

21. STEP 2:
Seek
permission
if needed
Ø Research who holds copyright & send request.
Ø Keep records for your files.
Ø Ensure permission covers all intended uses.
Ø Plan ahead.

22. Sample Permission Procedures
https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/rights/permissions_faq.pdf

23. Finding Rights Holders

24. Sample Permission Request

25. STEP 3:
Address non-
© policy
concerns
Ø Concerns about rights of privacy or publicity?
Ø Contractual limita7ons with archives or library
special collec7ons?

26. Rights of Privacy
— Copyright protects copyright holders' property rights
— Privacy protects people who are subjects of works
— Expire at death
— Newsworthiness and permission are defenses

27. Rights of Publicity
— Right to control commercial use of identity
— Survive death
— Usually applicable only if commercial use

28. Contractual Limitations

29. STEP 4:
Address
publica.on
issues
Ø Should you register your copyright?
Ø Can you publish open access immediately?
Ø Need an embargo due to patent, privacy, etc.?
Ø Do you want to license the use of your work?

30. By Rachael G. Samberg

31. Get Help
http://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/copyright-dissertation

32. Check out the FAQs

33. rsamberg
@berkeley.edu

34. Survey, pretty please!
http://bit.ly/1024copyrightfeedback