Copyright Notice May State Rights Given To Reproduce and Use
As the holder of the copyright, an author can grant or deny permission to use the work as he or she sees fit (although fair use does allow some uses irrespective of the author’s wishes). It’s easy to forget sometimes while reading news story after news story of big publishers suing to keep copyrights safe, but some authors don’t mind the copying of their works. In fact, some authors encourage the copying and distribution of their works. Some authors even grant certain rights to use their work right in the copyright notice itself. Below is the copyright notice that appears on a work entitled “Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations”:
“Copyright of the material in this booklet is held jointly by Association of American Universities, the
Association of Research Libraries, the Association of American University Presses, and the Association
of American Publishers. Permission is granted to reproduce and distribute copies of the work in its
entirety for nonprofit educational or library purposes, provided that copies are distributed at or below
cost, that the copyright notice is included on each copy, and that no alterations or modifications in the
text are made.”
If you are thinking about using portions of a work for your classroom, always start by checking the copyright page of the book, or the copyright notice of an online source, to see if they have already granted the rights you need.
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