The UNT Libraries are committed to keeping you informed on issues related to copyright, author rights, licensing, and other intellectual property issues that affect our academic community. Find out more about our service offerings in this area. See Also:

• UNT Scholarly Works
• Copyright Blog

Five Basic Copyrights

Members of the Copyright Advisory Services team will assist you with copyright issues that deal with your five basic copyrights:

• Distribute 
• Reproduce 
• Create derivatives 
• Display 
• Perform your copyrighted works.

New Distribution Models

They also can explain how your copyrights are affected when:

• Making your work open access
• Utilizing Creative Commons licenses
• Depositing your work in a repository.

Preservation Assistance

The UNT Libraries offer services for preserving your work that the Copyright Advisory Services team can assist with as well, such as:

• UNT Scholarly Works repository
• UNT Data Repository
• UNT Electronic Theses and Dissertations collection

Additional Services

• Assists the library in best practices for the delivery of items to patrons, the preservation and replacement of items, and general dissemination of materials to its patrons.
• Assist you in determining the best ways to deliver to or display copyrighted materials for students and license courseware with Creative Commons licenses.
• Help you retain your copyrights while widely disseminating your scholarship using the SPARC Addendum.

Contact & Blog

If you have questions please contact us at copyright@unt.edu.

For copyright news and updates, please see our blog.