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Fair use of copyrighted materials encompasses non-commercial educational purposes. Such use of both media and text does not require explicit permission from the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas. All such cases of fair use must acknowledge and cite the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas, or the copyright holders of specific media items, as the source of the content in question. Moreover, fair use entails using only a portion of the copyrighted work rather than the whole. If you have questions about whether your own use of materials from the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas constitutes fair use, feel free to contact the editor for further guidance.
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U.S. Copyright Law
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For more information about copyright law, see Stanford University’s Copyright and Fair Use site.
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Our Media Process
Media used by the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is accumulated from a variety of sources, including from our authors and patrons, businesses and organizations, repositories, public domain websites, and encyclopedia staff. As such, the EOA does not own the copyrights to all media on the website and cannot provide permission to publish or redistribute any media credited outside of the organization.
Below is a sampling of common media categories along with the processes for obtaining permissions from the copyright holder, if necessary:
Public Domain: Images in the public domain are free to use and do not require any permissions for publication. Some public domain resources frequently used by the EOA include Creative Commons, Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and other departments of the United States federal government (.gov).
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies: The reproduction, exhibition, broadcast, or publication of archival material obtained from CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies collections requires express written permission. To find out more about Butler Center media processes and to request permission to publish, please visit the Using the Collections page on the Roberts Library website.
Arkansas State Archives: For information about the Arkansas State Archives’ collections and contact information, visit the Arkansas State Archives website.
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Individual contributions: Since the Encyclopedia of Arkansas does not usually own the copyright to media provided to us by individuals, the best practice is to reach out to the copyright holder. Additionally, it is possible that someone who provided media to the EOA is now deceased or unreachable. The EOA cannot guarantee the ability to connect patrons with contributors or their survivors. To inquire about possible contact information for individual contributors, please contact EOA media editor Starr Carr at sm****@**ls.org or 501-320-5706.
Images created/shared by the EOA: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas owns the media attributed to staff members and will consider granting permission to copy or publish. To request digital copies and/or permission to publish media owned by the EOA, please fill out permission to publish form.
