Third party copyright is material to which another person or entity holds the rights. This can include items such as images; maps; photographs; or tables etc.
If you have included another person's copyright work, such as an image, in your work (e.g. research paper, journal article, book chapter) and you are publishing your work you will need to gain permission from the copyright holder to include that work. This includes material deposited to the Lincoln University Research Archive, e.g. theses, dissertations, conference presentations.
An alternative is to use works that have an appropriate Creative Commons Licence attached. For more information refer to Creative Commons Aotearoa NZ Collections
Permissions
If you are seeking permission to include material from a journal article many publishers have streamlined this process:
- From the online article look for a link that says Rights and Permissions, Request Permissions or Reprints and Permissions or something similar -follow the instructions.
- Many publishers are now using a service called RightsLink (a copyright clearance centre) - fill out the appropriate details and you will be sent a 'license agreement' outlining the conditions of use.
For other material, identify who owns the copyright and it is recommended that you seek permission in writing, an email is sufficient. Include:
- Brief description of yourself and your work, e.g. Masters or PhD student enrolled at LU, undertaking thesis or dissertation.
- Explanation of how you want to use their work and emphasise, if relevant, that the work is for educational, non-commercial purposes.
- If item is part of your thesis to be deposited in the Lincoln University Research Archive, consider including a link to the archive.
- Precise description of the work you want to use and where you have found it.
- A date by which you would like a response, remembering that the copyright owner is not obliged to respond or give you permission.
- We provide a sample MS Word form for your use to request permission.
Keep copies of your communications and/or 'license agreements' (using EndNote is an option).
For additional information on copyright, publisher contract agreements, etc refer to Author Rights