AGREEMENT for INTERNET USE of PHOTOGRAPHS
from the OBERLIN COLLEGE ARCHIVES or the OBERLIN COLLEGE LIBRARY
Describe fully in the space below the intended use of the referenced image(s) and include the URL.
Description of Use:
CONDITIONS OF USE
The Applicant Agrees:
1. To use the image only once and only for the purpose stated above. Any later of different use, including reproduction by
photographic or electronic means constitutes reuse and is prohibited. Subsequent requests for permission to reuse an image
must be made in writing. A reuse fee may apply.
2.
To destroy all digital copies of images except for the single copy mounted on the web server. Not to place printed or digital
images supplied by the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library in another institution, repository, or
collection, public or private.
3.
Not to digitize images at a resolution higher than 75 dots per inch (dpi), or distribute images on CD-ROM or video disk
without written authorization from the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library.
4.
To give proper credit for the image(s):
Option 1: A credit reading: Oberlin College Archives or Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, Ohio should be embedded
within or attached to each image used. Placement of embedded credits should be at the bottom of the image on the left or
right in small but legible type. Attached credits may appear below, or beside images. Embedded or attached credits are not
required for images used in streaming video.
Option 2: If the web document contains a section appropriate for credits, sources, and acknowledgments, a full citation
reading Oberlin College Archives or Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, Ohio should appear in this place in addition to
the use of embedded or attached credits.
5.
To assume all responsibility for questions of copyright and invasion of privacy that may arise in the copying and in the use of
the image(s), and to assume responsibility for obtaining all necessary permissions pertaining to use.
6.
To defend and indemnify and save and hold harmless Oberlin College, its Archives or Library, its employees or designates,
and the donors and former owners of Archives or Library collections, from any and all costs, expense, damage and liability
arising because of any claim whatsoever which may be presented by anyone for loss or damage or other relief occasioned or
caused by the release of images to the undersigned applicant and their use in any manner, including inspection, publication,
reproduction, duplication or printing by anyone for any purpose whatsoever.
7.
That the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library in no way surrenders its own right to publish or otherwise
use images, or to grant permission for others to do so. That the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library
reserves the right to make exceptions or additions to the conditions stated herein.
THE APPLICANT HEREBY AGREES WITH AND ACCEPTS THE ABOVE-STATED CONDITIONS.
Applicant’s Signature:
Applicant’s Name Printed:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Email Address:
Date:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AUTHORIZATION FOR USE
(To be completed by the Oberlin College Archives or Library Staff)
To the extent that it has legal authority to do so, the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library hereby gives its consent
for the release of the image(s) referenced to the applicant under the conditions and for the purpose described herein. This consent
does not specifically imply that the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library owns the copyright to the image(s) of
that the applicant should not secure other authorizations prior to use.
For the Oberlin College Archives or Library Staff:
Name _______________________________________ Amt. received ____________ Date ____________
Title
________________________________________________________________________________
Complimentary copy received _________________________________
PHOTOGRAPH / OBJECT TITLE
or N/A
IMAGE TYPE & SIZE
FEE
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE:
WARNING OF COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17 United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other
reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, archives and libraries are authorized
to make available a photocopy or other reproduction. Among the specified conditions is that the photocopy or
reproduction (whether analog or digital) is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or
research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use,"
that user may be liable for copyright infringement. Oberlin College reserves the right to refuse to copy some items if, in its
judgment, the request involves a violation of copyright law.
Duplication of items from the photograph collection of the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College Library is
governed by the policy stated above. Further reproduction of images, including digital, from Oberlin's collections is
permitted only after the completion of the APPLICATION FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PUBLICATION. The completion of this
form does not imply clearance of any copyright restrictions other than those vested in Oberlin College. It is the
responsibility of the party using photographs from the collections of the Oberlin College Archives or the Oberlin College
Library to ascertain and clear copyright restrictions on photographs provided from the photograph collection(s).
Adopted September 2010; Revised December 2010
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