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The contributor grants the USF Libraries a royalty-free and non-exclusive worldwide license to include their work and all associated content, abstracts, tables of contents, reference lists, additional files, and metadata within Digital Commons @ University of South Florida. Works deposited in Digital Commons @ University of South Florida are electronically stored and disseminated for educational purposes only; this license in no way allows the works to be used for commercial purposes. With the exclusion of this limited license, copyright or any intellectual property rights associated with deposited works remain with the contributor or copyright holder if that entity is separate from the contributor. If submission contains the input from others, the contributor represents that appropriate permission was gained from the copyright owner. If submission is based on or part of work supported by another entity, the contributor represents that she/he has fulfilled all obligations required by such contract or agreement. Contributors agree to share their work and waive any privacy rights granted by international, federal, state, or local law, policy, or regulation with respect to works within the deposit. No modification of this agreement can be made unless submitted in writing and signed by both parties.

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Articles on Copyright:

Association of Research Libraries- "Know Your Copy Rights"

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