Written authorization from the copyright holder must accompany each request for duplication or transfer of copyrighted materials. This authorization should indicate that the copyright holder possesses all applicable rights to the materials, including:

1. literary property upon which materials are based;

2. music rights (composition and performance);

3. rights to all visual and graphic elements (slides, graphs, still photographs) contained in the work; and

4. performing artists' releases. The letter must indemnify the University against any infringement of copyrights pertaining to the work. The copyright holder should also indicate the number of copies of the work that can be made and the length of time they can be retained in the OMS Video Library.

· The use of copyrighted materials for instructional purposes in the classroom does not nullify Federal Copyright Law. If the materials are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of Minnesota, permission for use should be obtained from the department or administrative unit that produced the program.

· The absence of a copyright notice on a work does not necessarily indicate that the work is public domain.

· Programs in the public domain that are colorized, contain new musical scores, or are incorporated into new, copyrighted programs may not be copied from that source without infringing on Federal Copyright Law.

· Prerecorded videocassettes of public domain programs which are rented from a store are copyrighted by the distributor and may not be duplicated without written authorization from the copyright holder.