Library Special Collections Duplication Policy

Patrons may not publish, post to the Internet or otherwise distribute copies of any special collections holdings that fall under U.S. Copyright law without appropriate permission. Provision of copies of LSC holdings does not in any way imply permission to utilize materials for reasons other than personal research and scholarly use. If an intended use will extend beyond personal research purposes and a patron wishes to publish or distribute copies of materials in LSC’s collections, please note the following:

• The Library does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material whose copyright it does not hold or material deemed to be in the public domain.
• The majority of UCLA Library Special Collections materials are still within copyright.
• It is the responsibility of the user to clear any intellectual property (copyright, trademark, patent), privacy and publicity rights in the material before publication or distribution. Upon request, LSC will provide any rights contact information it holds, subject to the privacy needs of our donors.
• UCLA Library Special Collections owns the copyright for only a portion of the materials it possesses.

The user must appropriately cite or credit the source of any materials in LSC collections. Our standard citation/credit line is:

• UCLA Library Special Collections

Or, where appropriate, the full citation should be used:

• Collection Name (Collection number), UCLA Library Special Collections

Please contact AskLSC@library.ucla.edu(opens in a new tab) if you wish to publish material under the copyright of the University of California Regents or to obtain a licensing agreement. We will issue licensing agreements for commercial and non-commercial uses. Licensing fees may apply.

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries, and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.