“ No part of these publications (Articles, cases, books) may be produced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, scanning or any information storage and retrieval system, without prior permission.”

“Upon acceptance of an article by the journal, the author(s) will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the publisher. The transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. The Journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected by the copyright of the publisher and the following terms and conditions apply to their use:

Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for general distribution, for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works, for resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.”

Hence, for all copyright clearance we should approach the publishers directly and not the authors. In most of the cases, the publishers hold the copyrights.

Publishers grant authorization for individuals to photocopy copyright material for private research use. This authorization does not extend any other kind of copying, by any means, in any form, and for any purpose other than private research use.

Authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the journal is acknowledged as the original place of publication and the publisher is notified in writing and in advance.

Harvard Cases: The following statement must appear on the title/first page of the material you are reproducing: “One time permission to reproduce granted by Harvard Business School Publishing.”

Teaching Notes/Instructor’s manual /Text Books: All the prescribed text books published by various publishers will be accompanied with instructions/solutions manual to be used by the Faculty. Photocopying or Use of these instructor’s manuals by students during the term is strictly prohibited.

Publishers such as Harvard Business School Publishing, European Case Clearing House, etc hold the copyrights for all the publications published by them directly and also by other leading publications such as MIT, INSEAD, etc.

Following guidelines would be of help in setting policy standards to be followed in terms of having a fair use of all the materials at ACM Library