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Copyright and Fair Use : Author Rights

This guide includes resources for faculty and students to use to answer their questions concerning Copyright and Fair Use.

What are author rights?

What are the rights of copyright owners?

Copyright holders retain 5 basic rights:

Right to Reproduce.
Right to Prepare Derivative Works.
Right to Distribute.
Right to Display Publicly (related to artistic works)
Right to Perform Publicly (related to musical or dramatic works)

Learn more at: https://ucsd.libguides.com/copyright/author-rights

Acquiring and Negotiating Contracts with Publishers

Negotiating in Publishing
Inside Higher Ed article on acquiring a publishing agreement filled with tips from the author and comments by academia colleagues
Author's Guild Guide to Fair Publishing Contracts
Guidelines set forth to spur an initiative to facilitate protection for academic authors

Harvard's Sample Addendum Form Letter for Publishing Contracts

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