Copyright
What is Copyright?
Copyright refers to the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical materials. Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programmes.
Copyright owner's exclusive rights
Any or all of the copyright owner’s exclusive rights, or any subdivision of those rights, may be transferred, but such a transfer is not valid unless it is in writing and signed by the owner of the rights conveyed or such owner’s duly authorized agent. A written agreement is not required for the transfer of a nonexclusive right.
- Users must observe the law of copyright and the terms of any licenses for the material they use. Information about copyright and the University's license agreements with the Copyright Licensing Agency and other organisations covering print, audiovisual and electronic materials, is available on the Copyright and licenses section of the Library website. By registering to use the library, users agree to abide by copyright legislation, as specified in the Copyright Acknowledgement.
- All registered Library users are required to abide by the copyright legislation relating to the use of computer software and datasets.
- Open access journals will either let authors retain copyright or ask authors to transfer copyright to the publisher. In either case, the copyright holder will consent to open access for the published work. When the publisher holds the copyright, it will consent to open access directly. When authors hold the copyright, they will ensure open access by signing a license to the publisher authorizing open access.
- Authors of preprints hold the copyright to them and may post them to open access repositories with no copyright problems whatever.
Electronic resources
Terms and conditions
I agree that my use of any electronic resources made available to me by the Kamuzu University of Healthy Sciences Library is subject to the following terms and conditions:
- I will ensure that all the requirements of the agreements, contracts, and licenses under which the resource is held or provided by the Library will be maintained (Copies of the relevant agreements, contracts, and licenses may be seen by application to the Library)
- I will adhere to the regulations governing the use of any service involved in the provision of access to the resource whether these services are controlled by the Library of the University or by some other organisation.
- I will not remove or alter the Copyright Statements on any copy of or output from the resource used by me.
- I will ensure the security and confidentiality of any copy released to me and will not make any further copies from it or knowingly permit others to do so unless permitted to do so under the relevant license
- I will use the resource only for purposes defined, and only on computer systems covered by the agreement, contract, or license.
- I will only incorporate the resource, or part thereof, in any work, program, or article produced by me, where this is permitted by the license or by ‘‘Fair Dealing’’.
- I will only incorporate some part or version of the resource in any work produced by me with the express permission of the Licensor or unless this is permitted under the Agreement.
- I will not reverse engineer or de-compile the software products or attempt to do so unless this is explicitly permitted within the terms of the Agreement for the use of the resource.
- I understand that KUHES reserves the right to sue individuals who cause it to be involved in legal proceedings as a result of a violation of its licensing agreements.