Offices of Public Affairs & Publications

Style Guide

Style Guide: General Appendix

Copyright Issues

Information on copyright is available online at: www.loc.gov/copyright
A compilation of sources can be found at: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/copyright

Photographs:

SUNY New Paltz hires professional photographers and uses their photographs extensively in print and electronic publications. Proper credit must always be given to the photographer, and permission must be asked of the Publications office for use.

SUNY Policy on Intellectual Property (Subsection 2):

Generally the members of the staff of the university shall retain all rights to copyright and publish written works produced by them. However, in cases where persons are employed or directed within the scope of their employment to produce specific works subject to copyright the university shall have the right to publish such work without copyright or to copyright in its own name. The copyright will also be subject to any contractual arrangements by the university for work in the course of which the writing was done. Staff members will be expected not to allow the privilege to write and retain the right to their work to interfere with their university duties. In those cases where an author desires the help of university facilities, arrangements should be made through the administrative staff of the author's institution in advance with respect to the assistance which may be appropriately given and the equity of the university in the finished work.

The UUP contract provides the reference for SUNYs Policy on Intellectual Property in Appendix A-23 of the current contract (1999-2003).

Fair Use of Copyrighted Works

A publication produced jointly by California State University, State University of New York, and City University of New York is available electronically at http://www.cetus.org. This site also provides links to fair use guidelines and other resources which are intended to promote a fuller understanding and appreciation of copyright laws.

Web sites containing copyright and intellectual property law content pertinent to Web site design issues: