[digital-copyright] Copyright protected works used in ETD and made accessible via institutional repository

[Nora Allred <nsallred@xxxxxxx>]

Dear Colleagues,

We are setting up our institutional repository and encountered a question
from a student about copyright permission and making his thesis open
access.  The student's thesis contains copyright protected work.
 Permission was obtained and documented for the work to appear in the
thesis.  Can the student make the thesis open access for the institutional
repository without requesting permission for the specific use of the IR
(which is open access?)  Is the institution at risk by putting any
thesis/dissertation into the IR without checking the permissions first?  Or
does the original rights holder assume that their content will be
subsequently copied (either through OA or the selling of copies of the
thesis through a publisher) without royalty?

Any insights would be very much appreciated.  Thank you in advance for your
consideration.

Sincerley,
Nora Allred

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Nora Allred
Reference & Copyright Librarian
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator (EZT, za007)
J. R. Van Pelt and Opie Library
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931
906-487-3208