Copyright Compliance Agreement

The copyright law of the United States governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material.

Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. Civil and criminal remedies may be imposed for violations of an author’s copyright interests. Michigan State University (“MSU”) is committed to obeying copyright law.

It is the responsibility of the individual submitting a printing request to abide by US copyright law, including obtaining all necessary permissions for those materials to which copyright restrictions may apply.

Choose whether the document is:

An unpublished original manuscript for which you are the sole author

A work for which you have obtained permission in writing from any third-party rights holders to include their material in this work and to reproduce it in print (provide permissions for review)

In the public domain, i.e. published before 1927 and not subject to copyright protection

A United States government document

An electronic text that you own (limited to one personal copy per receipt of purchase)

None of these options apply, I have special circumstances for this publication

Own Document Status

You are not under contract with a publisher

You are under contract with a publisher and that contract permits making of copies (provide contract for review)

Special Circumstances

Further information and consultation with the Publishing Services coordinator, and possibly with the Copyright Librarian, is required. The Libraries Copyright Permissions Center offers a free permissions search service for MSU-affiliated persons, which contacts copyright holders for clients.

For material from the web, please check the terms of use for the site and make sure your intended use is allowed. If you are uncertain, please contact the site owner. There is usually a “contact us” area on the bottom of the page. If terms of use are not provided, and the site does not have a “contact us” area, please consult with the Copyright Librarian for further evaluation.

Document Information

Author

Title

Publisher

If this is a self-published document, enter your name.

Publication Date

Enter as much of the date as you know, e.g. "ca. 1905" is sufficient. If this is a first-time, self-published book, enter today's date.

Number of Copies

The maximum number of copies that can be printed under this agreement before another must be filed.

Customer Information

Given/First Name

Surname/Last Name

Customer Email

A confirmation email will be sent to this address.

I understand that I am responsible for the copyright compliance of the material I have provided for printing at the MSU Libraries. I attest that the fulfillment of my printing request by the MSU Libraries will not violate US copyright law.

I agree

I do not agree

MSU Libraries Marketing

I hereby authorize MSU library staff to use my book cover image for marketing purposes. (granting these permissions is optional)

Yes