Questions tagged [copyright]
Copyright issues: publication agreements, copyright transfer upon publication, legal status of work-for-hire in academia, etc.
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Can I reuse a large part of my own previously published paper in a new paper?
I am currently writing up a paper, and am tempted to copy/paste an entire section (several pages) from a previous paper I have written.
Some important context before you pass judgment: The section I ...
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An article containing a copyrighted figure should be embedded in a stapler thesis: How to fill in RightsLink form?
I wrote an Elsevier article (open-access, CC-BY 4.0) that contains a third party figure from a Springer subscription book. At the time, I obtained a license for re-using the Springer figure in a ...
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Can I use snippets from books on various subjects to make analytical reading questions?
Is it okay to use short excerpts (under 200 words) from psychology, history, philosophy books, etc. to create reading comprehension questions for my test prep book? I'd focus on main ideas, making ...
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Is it possible to share a CC-BY-licensed article on ResearchGate that contains copyrighted material?
My open-access Elsevier article (CC-BY 4.0) contains a third-party figure (from a Springer subscription book). I obtained permission and the caption correctly states that the copyright of the figure ...
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Redacting third-party figure in journal article before including in thesis?
I have included a third-party figure (from a Springer subscription book) in an open-access Elsevier article (CC-BY 4.0 license). At the time, I obtained permission via RightsLink and included the ...
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Has a publisher ever taken action against a researcher hosting the final version of their own paper?
There's an old paper (15+ years) of mine, with average citation numbers. It's pay-walled.
I'd like to just post it on my web site, in its final version. Is this something I might regret?
Has a ...
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IP protection when showing preprint work
This question is in line with What is an effective way to copyright my teaching material? but about preprint work, not course material.
I produced a huge original database during a COVID break (sans ...
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Copyright status of data extracted from an article
Some colleagues and I have clicked several points from articles of the literature to retrieve the data using a tool like WebPlotDigitizer. I usually try to contact the authors to retrieve the original ...
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"All Rights Reserved" is the same as "Copyright"
In my dissertation I have mentioned Copyright © 2023 , [My Name]. All Rights Reserved.
In order to upload it on the HAL Thèses website (belonging to the French government), I shoild choose a license ...
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Can I cite and reference a book in a research or graduate work if I don't know its license?
Is it strictly legal to cite or reference to books found on the internet in my graduate work or research or not? I don't know their license, but heard about fair use rule or law in the US. The thing I ...
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Copyright of infographs and where to deposit them?
Recently, a company designed infographs for some of our articles.
Infographs could be described as pictured one-page summaries of a research article. The head of the department paid for that service ...
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Copyright for PhD Thesis? [closed]
Which of the following copyrights is most suitable for a PhD thesis and how do each of them restrict the use of the ideas presented in the thesis?
1. Copyright © [Year], [My Name]. All Rights Reserved....
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The Use of Academic Work in a Professional Publication
I've come across an academic work, a summary of which would make good guidance in a professional publication. What is the protocol to be followed in respect of the copyright of the authors and of the ...
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Can a pre-print manuscript co-author have the submission taken down if they object to its posting after the fact?
I really want to submit a manuscript to a pre-print server, where it would be only proper to include the P.I. as a co-author. Only problem is that our relationship is completely shot, and the P.I. ...
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Publishing images
I submitted a paper to a journal and just found out that I was accepted. This is my first time publishing and I wrote the paper for a class assignment. I submitted all of my citations and figures but ...
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