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Copyright and Your Scholarship
You own your scholarship - until you don't! How you handle your rights can have a wide variety of impacts on your career as a scholar. Explore here to learn about your rights as an author of scholarly works, as well as some use issues unique to scholarly creators.
Some common topics of interests around ownership and copyright in scholarly contexts include:
- ownership issues in scholarly publishing
- ownership policies at the University of Minnesota
- the copyright in your dissertation and/or thesis
- the copyright in other student works
- how to deal with suspected infringement
Unless otherwise noted, all content on the Copyright Information section of this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.
This web site presents information about copyright law. The University Libraries make every effort to assure the accuracy of this information but do not offer it as counsel or legal advice. Consult an attorney for advice concerning your specific situation.