Copyright:Official Documents/Theses and Dissertations/Unable to Get Permission
Unable to Get Permission?
When you are unable to obtain permission or there is a charge for obtaining permission, you must either (1) remove the copyrighted material and insert the text described below; or (2) replace the material with a different work for which permission is either obtainable or not required (such as works that are covered by Creative Commons licenses or that are in the public domain).
Your thesis must be as complete as possible. Removal of material is only acceptable if you are denied permission, if a fee will be charged for use of the material, or if you receive no response from the copyright owner after making a reasonable effort at contact. (For more information, see the section on removing images.) |
If you have removed copyrighted material from your thesis and not replaced it, you must insert the following:
- A statement that the material has been removed because of copyright restrictions
- A description of the material and the information it contained, plus a link to an online source if one is available
- A full citation of the original source of the material
Example: Figure 3 has been removed due to copyright restrictions. It was a diagram of the apparatus used in performing the experiment, showing the changes made by the investigating team. Original source: Wu, G. and Thompson, J.R. (2008) Effect of Ketone Bodies on Dairy Cattle. Biochem J. 255:139-144.
The brief description of the removed figure is important, as it gives the reader a chance to follow the thesis argument without needing to look up the actual figures. If possible, including a link to an online source is also very useful.