Copyright @ MUSC

http://copyright.library.musc.edu

G. Randall Watts, M.Div., MS Assistant Director for Resource

Management MUSC Library

What is Copyright?Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. Section 106 of the 1976 Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to do and to authorize others to do the following:

i. To reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords;

ii. To prepare derivative works based upon the work;

iii. To distribute copies or phonorecords of the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;

iv. To perform the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audio visual works;

v. To display the work publicly, in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audio visual work; and

vi. In the case of sound recordings,* to perform the work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission.

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Quick Tip: Linking to Articleshttp://www.library.musc.edu/360link/?

pmid=10699127

http://www.library.musc.edu/360link/?doi=10.1542/peds.105.3.650

Know Your RightsAs the Author

The author is the copyright holder

Assigning your rights matters

The copyright holder controls the work

Transferring copyright doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

Sample Copyright Policy

http://medica.library.musc.edu

Scrutinize The Publication Agreement

Read the publication agreement with great care

Publishing agreements are negotiable

Value the copyright in your intellectual property

MUSC Library Can Help

http://copyright.library.musc.edu

Assists with author rights issues

Reviews publication agreements

Locates publisher copyright policies

Helps authors comply

Assists with self-archiving

For Further Information…

MEDICA http://medica.library.musc.edu

Randall Wattswattsg@musc.edumedica@musc.edu2-8309