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Copyrighted material will be copied in accordance with copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) and the CONTU Guidelines. Written permission from copyright owner or payment of a royalty fee may be required. The copyright law 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 photocopy or other 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 a purpose in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. All responsibility for use of the reproductions is assumed by the applicant. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order, if in its judgement, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.
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The Library of Congress can neither grant nor deny
permission to copy or publish photographs and other reproductions
purchased from this office. It is the recipient's obligation to
determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions (such
as donor restrictions, privacy rights, publicity rights, licensing
and trademarks) when using, publishing, or otherwise distributing
materials received from the Photoduplication Service. If material photographed from the Library's collections is published,
a credit line, "Courtesy of the Library of Congress,"
will be appreciated.
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The Library will generally make reproductions of
materials in its collections for research use. This service is provided
for research purposes in lieu of loan of the material, or in place
of manual transcription. Certain restricted material cannot be copied.
The Library reserves the right to decline to make reproductions
requested, to limit the number of copies made, or to furnish positive
prints in lieu of negatives.
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Payment in advance is required. Payment can be made
by check, money order, credit card, deposit account, or formal purchase
order. Formal purchase orders will be accepted from U.S. organization,
U.S. libraries and academic institutions, and U.S. government agencies
only; a $5.00 billing fee will be added to the cost of the order.
Checks and money orders must be drawn on a U.S. bank and made payable
to Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service. The Library accepts
MasterCard, American Express, Discover, and Visa credit cards. Deposit
accounts require an initial $250.00 deposit.
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Additional charges may be applied to orders requiring
the following special services:
a. Reference work required to identify citations.
b. Collation of materials for copying.
c. Cost quotations.
d. Searching of Copyright Office records for registration
and renewal data.
e. Reference or laboratory work completed on subsequently canceled
orders.
f. Work requiring special handling including rush service, adherence
to detailed technical specifications, special camera set-ups,
and on-sight filming of material which cannot be brought to the
laboratory.
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Cancellation Policy: Regular orders may be canceled
within 3 days after order is submitted for a full refund minus the
processing and search fee. Rush orders may be canceled within 24
hours after order is submitted for a full refund minus the processing
and search fee.
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Photographic negatives in the Library of Congress
come from many sources and vary considerably in technical quality.
The fee for regular service provides the purchaser with a photographic
print of custom (not exhibition) quality. It does not provide for
special paper, special effects, and does not guarantee a print identical
to the file print. It is the policy of the Photoduplication Service
to print the entire negative. Special service to ensure prints of
exhibition quality is available for a higher fee. Specific printing
instructions for any cropping and/or special effects for each print
must accompany the order and additional fees will apply.
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All reproductions are prepared on order and may
not be returned for credit.
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To reduce the possibility of damaging the Library's
collection of duplicate negative microfilm, only orders to print
complete rolls of positive microfilm will be accepted; portions
of reels will not be supplied.
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The Library is not responsible for providing captions
or identifying information for prints obtained through the Photoduplication
Service. The Photoduplication Service will facilitate the process
of identifying images reproduced by writing existing negative numbers
on the verso of the prints. If a problem with identification arises,
please contact the Prints and Photographs Division for assistance.
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The Library is not responsible for loss or damage
to shipments outside the continental United States unless the purchaser
gives written instructions to provide insurance at added cost. Partial
shipments of large orders may be made at the Library's discretion.
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