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Copyright Information

Permissions and Licensing

  • Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) offers rights licensing technology solutions that remove the complexity from copyright. A global rights broker for the world's most sought after materials – such as in- and out-of-print books, journals, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, images, blogs and ebooks.  The Albright Library has a CCC account.
  • Creative Commons (CC) - Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.Their free, easy-to-use copyright licenses provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work — on conditions of your choice. CC licenses are not an alternative to copyright. See their FAQs for more information.
  • Digital Image Rights Calculator - The DIRC program is intended to assist the user in assessing the intellectual property status of a specific image documenting a work of art, a designed object, or a portion of the built environment.
  • LIBLICENSE (for librarians) he Liblicense Model License, designed to provide a template for libraries negotiating to license digital content, has been updated