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Copyright Guidelines for Staff & Students of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (WITS): Applying for copyright

This LibGuide provides definitions, legislation and procedures for copyright clearance for teaching and research purposes.

Applying for Copyright

Lecturers and/or tutors are responsible for clearing copyright for the material they use in their courses.  They can complete the Online Copyright Form themselves, or ask course-coordinators or other admin staff to do it for them.  If the latter, the lecturer/tutor must please provide the admin person(s) with all the bibliographic and other relevant information to enable them to complete the copyright forms.  

Unfortunately, this system does not have a copy facility for submitters to keep a record of their application forms, but should you require a copy of the Excel output sheet that the system generates for the Research Visibility & Open Scholarship Unit, or should you have any queries, please contact the Wits Copyright & Fairuse Librarian (Tel. 011 717 9936)