Authors rights and scholarly sharing

Placing material in the repository will not alter its previously existing copyright ownership status.

Contributors must represent that they either own or possess (perhaps through permission from the copyright holder, e.g., the publisher) all of the rights necessary to contribute the work.

In brief, an NC State author has the right to post works in the repository if:

• author holds the copyright;
• the publisher’s policy allows it
• the publisher hold copyright and grants permission;
• or the university shop right is invoked, pursuant to NC State's Copyright Regulation.

For further information on copyright, contact the Open Knowledge Center.

For specific questions, please email repository@ncsu.edu.