I agree with getting permission. This is a weird case though. It appears that he submitted a dissertation, but did not actually graduate. But they mistakenly sent his dissertation to the library anyway.
The graduation process normally involves signing paperwork that says dissertation will be placed in the library, and nowadays would include a clause about digitizing for the institutional repository. An option to embargo (not make available outside the university) for a few years is usually part of this agreement. Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu<mailto:barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 8:29 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Actually DO NOT put any faculty or student work in your collection without permssion sorry I can't find the original thread but there was recent discussion on digitizing and adding various works to academic libraries including works by students and staff and I just stumbled on this. There was a case exactly on point ( though it involved merely the written work not digitization) and courts rules schools can NOT put a students thesis in a collection without permission. This was the groups view anyway bu I don't think anyone knew there was a court case http://copyright.gov/fair-use/summaries/diversey-schmidly-10thcir.2013.pdf -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com<mailto:jessicapros...@gmail.com>
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