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A copyright is the legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. Many things can be copyrighted, such as books and articles, software, artwork, photography, music, motion pictures, website, and even choreography. For claims of infringement pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Act contact us ASAP. Link to information on student, faculty, and staff responsibilities concerning copyrighted or licensed materials accessed through the UA network & computing infrastructure are outlined in the University copyright policy and regulation. Additional Copyright Links
On January 11, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new NIH Public Access Policy that becomes effective Monday, April 7, 2008. This policy implements Section 218 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008. The law states: The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law. The policy will now be a condition of NIH research grants and cooperative agreements in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Statement. This policy applies to all peer-reviewed articles that arise, in whole or in part, from NIH funding and are accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008. Beginning May 25, 2008, applications, proposals or progress reports to NIH must include the PubMed Central or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing articles arising from NIH research. Compliance with this policy may require authors to alter publication agreements with peer-reviewed journals. Guidance on how to comply with the policy and suggested language for use in an agreement with a publisher can be found at the NIH FAQ website, http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#c2. A complete list of journals that submit articles to PubMed Central can be found at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm. A selective list compiled by the University of Rochester of publishers’ policies on the NIH Public Access Policy is located at http://www.urmc.edu/hslt/miner/research_and_publishing/PublishersPoliciesonPubMedCentralMinerLibrary.cfm#Commercial. NIH will be issuing additional information to help us comply with the new policy. Please contact the Office of Technology Transfer if you need additional information. |
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