Patron Guide to Copyright and Historical Materials

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Copyright</a></li> <li><a href="#">Patron Guide</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="subheader"> <h2>About Copyright and the Collections</h2> </div> </header> <div class="content"> <p>Whenever possible, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides information about copyright owners in its catalog or metadata records. The Library generally does not own rights in its collections and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. The Library does not charge permission or usage fees for the use of its materials.</p> <p>Reproduction, distribution, or screening (in the case of motion pictures) of protected items beyond U.S. Copyright Law’s fair use provisions requires the copyright owner's written permission. The copyright owner may require permission and fees independent of the Library. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing materials found in the Library’s collections.</p> <p>Patrons must make their own rights assessment in light of the intended use. The nature of historical archival collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or impossible to determine. The Library provides information as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.</p> <p>The National Library of Medicine wants to hear from any copyright owners not properly identified on this website so that we can provide accurate information to patrons. Please contact us at <a class="paratureLink" href="//support.nlm.nih.gov?folderID=150&from=">NLM Customer Support</a>.</p> <h3>FAQs</h3> <div class="toggle style3" id="toggleme"> <a href="#!" class="openall hasjs">Open All</a> <ul> <li> <div class="title"><a href="#">Why can’t the Library sign a form giving me permission?</a></div> <div class="togglecontent nojs"> <p>The Library cannot sign permission forms because:</p> <ul class="normal"> <li><span>The Library generally does not own intellectual property rights in its collections.</span></li> <li><span>Since the Library does not require that you receive its permission before using an item, the only permission you need is what may be required from the copyright owner or donor, independent of the Library.</span></li> <li><span>The Library cannot make a public domain determination.</span></li> </ul> <a href="#!" class="close hasjs">Close</a> <a href="#!" class="closeall hasjs">Close All</a> <a href="#!" class="openall hasjs">Open All</a> </div> </li> <li> <div class="title"><a href="#">Why is it so hard to find copyright information about images?</a></div> <div class="togglecontent nojs"> <p>It can, indeed, be difficult to determine whether an image can be used. One problem is the copyright law traditionally was written for books and is increasingly being written for music and film, profitable media for the entertainment industry. The law has to be interpreted to determine its application to photographs and prints, and that is not always clear, as there is little case law regarding images to draw on for precedents. Another problem is that many <strong>orphan works</strong> images lack information needed for determining rights status or rights owners.</p> <a href="#!" class="close hasjs">Close</a> <a href="#!" class="closeall hasjs">Close All</a> <a href="#!" class="openall hasjs">Open All</a> </div> </li> <li> <div class="title"><a href="#">If I find an item on your website does that mean it is okay for me to use it?</a></div> <div class="togglecontent nojs"> <p>Not necessarily. The Library displays images for those items that:</p> <ul class="normal"> <li><span>The Library believes are in the public domain</span></li> <li><span>The rights have been released by the creator</span></li> <li><span>The creator has agreed to allow the Library to display the items, but still retains the publication rights</span></li> <li><span>The creator could not be identified or located and a disclaimer has been used; or</span></li> <li><span>A rights analysis had not been completed yet.</span></li> </ul> <p>As always, you need to consider the rights issues, including copyright, privacy, publicity and related rights in light of your intended use. <a href="/hmd/copyright/patron-guide-assessing-risk.html">Assess your risk</a>.</p> <a href="#!" class="close hasjs">Close</a> <a href="#!" class="closeall hasjs">Close All</a> <a href="#!" class="openall hasjs">Open All</a> </div> </li> <li> <div class="title"><a href="#">How should I credit the Library as the source of the items I am using?</a></div> <div class="togglecontent nojs"> <p>When material from the Library’s collections is reproduced in a publication or website or otherwise distributed, the Library requests the courtesy of a credit line: <strong>Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine</strong></p> <a href="#!" class="close hasjs">Close</a> <a href="#!" class="closeall hasjs">Close All</a> <a href="#!" class="openall hasjs">Open All</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <br /> <h3>About this Patron Guide</h3> <p>The <em>Patron Guide to Copyright and Historical Materials</em> was written by Sandy Taylor using the Library of Congress copyright pages as guidance. 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