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Text of Contributor's License
Author(s) retain copyright for all
items contributed to ScholarWorks. Contributors click on a license agreement
that signifies that they own the copyright and have the right to deposit the
item and that grants to the University of Kansas a LIMITED, NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE
to disseminate the item through the repository and to migrate the item (i.e.,
copy it) for preservation purposes.
Non-exclusive Distribution License
To properly administer this Research
Repository and preserve the contents for future use, the University of Kansas
(KU) requires certain permissions from you, the author(s) or copyright owner.
By accepting this license, you still retain copyright to your work. You do not
give up the right to submit the work to publishers or other repositories.
By accepting this license, you grant
to the University of Kansas the non-exclusive right to reproduce, translate
(as defined below), and/or distribute your submission (including the metadata
and abstract) worldwide, in any format or medium for non-commercial, academic
purposes only.
KU will clearly identify your name(s)
as the author(s) or owner(s) of the submission, including a statement of your
copyright, and will not make any alteration, other than as allowed by this license,
to your submission.
You agree that KU may, without changing
the content, translate the submission to any medium or format and keep more
than one copy for the purposes of security, back up and preservation.
You also agree that authorized readers of your work have the right to use it
for non-commercial, academic purposes as defined by the "fair use"
doctrine of U.S. copyright law, so long as all attributions and copyright statements
are retained.
You represent that the submission is
your original work, and that you have the right to grant the rights contained
in this license. You also represent that your submission does not, to the best
of your knowledge, infringe upon anyone's copyright. You also represent and
warrant that the submission contains no libelous or other unlawful matter and
makes no improper invasion of the privacy of any other person.
If the submission contains material
for which you do not hold copyright and that exceeds fair use, you represent
that you have obtained the unrestricted permission of the copyright owner to
grant KU the rights required by this license, and that such third-party owned
material is clearly identified and acknowledged within the text or content of
the submission.
IF THE SUBMISSION IS BASED UPON WORK
THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED OR SUPPORTED BY AN AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN
KU, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE FULFILLED ANY RIGHT OF REVIEW OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS
REQUIRED BY THAT CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.
15 March 2005
