Consent to Publish Online in Woodson Research Center's Digital Collections

This form facilitates the description of copyright status, any transfer of copyright, and the donor’s preferences regarding online publication in Rice University’s institutional repository, located at scholarship.rice.edu to Woodson Research Center's, located at digitalcollections.rice.edu

Current copyright ownership and control

I control all copyrights in the Donated Materials (i.e., all works were created by me, or I acquired the copyrights in all Donated Materials.)

I control some of the copyrights in the Donated Materials (i.e., some of the Donated Materials were created by me, or I acquired the copyrights in some of the Donated Materials, but the Donated Materials also contain works for which other individuals or o

I control none of the copyright(s) in the Donated Materials.

Rice University controls all the copyrights in the Donated Materials (applies to “work for hire” or work product for the university).

Transfer of copyright ownership

Transfer Statement

I retain full ownership of any and all copyrights I currently control in the Donated or Transferred Materials, but I grant the University a nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for research, scholarly, or other educational purposes

I irrevocably assign to the University any and all copyrights I control in the Donated Materials.

I do not transfer or intend to transfer copyright ownership to the University.

I do not transfer or intend to transfer copyright ownership to the University. Regardless of my above choice as to transfer of copyright ownership, I acknowledge that some of the discretionary uses incidental to the Donated Materials’ inclusion in the collections of the University (including, but not limited to, exhibition, display, and research access) may implicate copyrights. To the extent that such activities are not already permitted under statutory copyright exceptions such as fair use, I grant the University an irrevocable non-exclusive royalty-free worldwide perpetual license for all reasonable discretionary uses.

Not applicable, as Rice University already controls the copyright.

Exhibit A: Description of material to go publicly online

A brief description of the individual item or defined group of items

Agreement

I (we) represent and warrant that I am (we are) the creator or steward of the materials described above; that I (we) have full right, power, and authority to transfer the materials to the University Archives; that no agreement, assignment, sale or encumbrance has been or will be made or entered into which would conflict with this Consent to Publish; and that the information I (we) have provided is accurate. The terms of this Consent to Publish shall apply to all of the Donated Materials described on Exhibit A and on any subsequently delivered Exhibit notwithstanding that some materials may be delivered before or after the date of this Consent to Publish.

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Donor's point of contact at Woodson Research Center