Digital Commons @ OWU

Authors retain copyright ownership for works submitted to Digital Commons @ OWU (publishing agreements notwithstanding).  Unless otherwise indicated, the author of a work is the copyright owner and reserves all rights granted under US Copyright Law.  This includes the right to:

• Reproduce the work (print, photocopy, publish, etc.)
• Distribute (publish, sell, give away, etc.)
• Create a derivative work (translation)
• Perform the work publicly (play, concert, etc.)
• Display the work publicly (post on Internet, etc.)
• Proper attribution and integrity (additional rights granted to authors of visual works)

This means you can also:

• Authorize others to exercise any of these rights
• Reuse your work in teaching, research, future publications and other professional activities
• Self-archive and republish your work elsewhere

An author who has transferred copyright (i.e. to a journal or monograph publisher) without retaining these rights must ask permission to deposit into an institutional repository.

• Be mindful of the elements in your work that may include material copyrighted by others.  If your work incorporates work from other authors (e.g. images, audio, authored sections), the copyright to those materials remain with the original authors.  Republishing their work to Digital Commons @ OWU may require their express permission.  OWU Librarians can review potential copyright issues with you during the submission process, but we cannot knowingly publish in a way that constitutes copyright infringement.
• Contracts supersede copyrights.  Any rights to your work that are vested to another party in the form of a contract or publishing agreement are no longer yours to control.  Review any such contracts prior to submitting work for publication to the repository.
  • If you want to use a published work of yours, but transferred rights in a previous publishing agreement, you can request permission for those rights from the publisher.
• Copyright terms and privileges vary between countries - the place of publication will determine which rights over your work are afforded to you.

Do you want to protect your work while making it openly accessible on Digital Commons @ OWU?

Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that provides a platform for finding and sharing freely available creative works. Creative Commons allows creators to choose one of eight types of licenses that either restrict or expand use protections. These licenses typically allow for more flexibility than traditional copyright protections. Often, you are able to re-use, build upon, and share works (depending upon the license type.) 

OWU Libraries can help you pick a license and post it with your work on the repository.

CC BY (Attribution) - You are free to use, share and adapt this work as long as you give credit to the creator.

CC BY-SA (Attribution-ShareAlike) - You are free to use, share, and adapt this work as long as you give credit to the creator and also distribute your contributions under the same type of Creative Commons license.

CC BY-ND (Attribution-NoDerivatives) - You are free to share and distribute this work as long as you give credit to the creator and do not create derivatives of the work. 

CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial) - You are free to share, distribute, and adapt this work as long as you give credit to the creator and it is not for commercial purposes. 

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) - You are free to share, distribute, and adapt this work as long as you give credit to the creator, it is not for commercial purposes, and you also distribute your contributions under the same type of Creative Commons license. 

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) - You are free to share and distribute this work as long as you give credit to the creator. You may not create derivatives or use this work for commercial purposes. 

Source: Xplore Net Solutions https://www.slideshare.net/xploreNET/creative-commons-licenses-explained-at-a-glance