publication contracts & author’s rights
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Publication Contracts & Author’s Rights
You own what you create.
• Copyright occurs at the moment an idea is fixed in a tangible form of expression
•What is copyrighted?• Literary works• Musical works, Dramatic works, Pantomimes and choreographic works• Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works• Sound, Motion pictures and other A/V works• Sound recordings• Architectural works
What is Copyright?
•TTU and the Board of Regents:•Intellectual property•Sponsored research•Disclosure for commercialization & trademarks
What is Tech’s Policy?
The “rights” in copyright• Make Copies• Distribute the work• Prepare derivatives• Publically perform or display• License to 3rd parties• Transfer rights to 3rd party
The Process
New Research Lifecycles
Image: UC Irving Libraries
Life after Publication•Share •Dissertation or Thesis•Teach•Reuse•Post
Image: Steven Snodgrass under CC-BY
Publishers:Need•Right of First Publication
Want•Reproduction•Distribution•Derivatives
Save what you sign.
Save versions of your manuscripts.
Loosing Your Copyright• Licensing allows specific rights to
be retained:• Authors keep copyright and license
other rights (e.g., first publication)• Publishers take copyright and
license rights back (e.g., reproduction, derivatives)
• Licensing + Patents• Visibility and Opportunity
Image: Micah Vandegrift
Contract Terms
Table: Brett D.Currier under CC-BY-NC
Contract Terms
Table: Brett D. Currier under CC-BY-NC
Contract Addendums & Negotiation•Resources•The Library Can Help!•Addendum•Negotiation Tips
Camille ThomasScholarly Communication/ Copyright
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