author rights colleen lyon, scholarly communications librarian oct. 28, 2014
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Basics of copyright, cont.
• It last a really long time• Life of the author +
70 years• Corporate author: 95
years from publication or 120 from creation (whichever comes first)
Copyright is actually a bundle of rights• To produce copies and distribute those
copies• To import or export the work• To create derivatives• To perform or display publicly• To sell or cede rights to others• To transmit by radio or video
And one last thing…
• Multiple authors jointly own copyright and each may exploit their rights without getting explicit permission from the others*
What is the point of copyright?• US Constitution: “To promote the progress
of science and useful arts”
• For most publishers:
From Journal of the American Medical Association:In consideration of the action of the American Medical Association (AMA) in reviewing and editing this submission (manuscript, tables, figures, video, audio, and other supplemental files for publication), I hereby transfer, assign, or otherwise convey all copyright ownership, including any and all rights incidental thereto, exclusively to the AMA, in the event that such work is published by the AMA.
From PLOS:PLOS applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license to all works we publish. Under the CC BY license, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in PLOS journals, so long as the original authors and source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers.
Copyright transfer agreements
Thank you!
List of sources used for images:Slide 1: http://constitutioncenter.org/experience/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/the-bill-of-rights-exhibit Slide 2: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/theres-more-to-know-about-the-more-you-know/380242/Slide 3: http://pixabay.com/en/typing-laptop-computer-296047/Slide 4: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wooden_hourglass_2.jpgSlide 6: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Retriever-Puppies-Sharing-a-Stick-Posters_i8650381_.htm Slide 7: http://www.kmhkreations.net/2011/09/02/how-to-add-a-dollar-sign-to-prices-in-the-rsform-pro-paypal-plug-in/#.VBrnmfldVAISlide 8: http://www.advisoranalyst.com/glablog/2014/09/10/not-all-stock-markets-are-created-equal.html Slide 15: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/File:The_fonz_thumbs_up.jpgSlide 16: http://figshare.com/articles/Being_open_as_an_early_career_researcher_UT_Austin_Open_Access_Week/1209088 Slide 20: http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/blog/take-home-messages-from-the-2011-nutrition-metabolism-symposium-in-baltimore/10509