Copyright, Use and Liability

Copyright

The DCC aims to make a large amount of its material easily available under a Creative Commons licence (for further information about Creative Commons see www.creativecommons.org).

Except where there is a statement that an alternative Creative Commons licence is being used, materials with the Creative Commons logo will be made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial ShareAlike-licence 2.5 Scotland. A summary of its terms is available.

Where Creative Commons is not mentioned normal copyright rules will apply. In this case, unless otherwise acknowledged, all material will be copyright of the Digital Curation Centre (which in this context shall mean one or more of the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow, the University of Bath, the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the staff and agents of these parties involved in the work of the Digital Curation Centre).

Statement of Acceptable Use

Educational institutions may reproduce and distribute material for educational use provided credit is given and the copyright notice is retained on any copies made. Commercial use of these materials is prohibited without prior written permission.

Where material has been made available under a Creative Commons licence the terms of the relevant licence relating to use shall apply instead.

Whether the normal copyright framework or a Creative Commons licence apply, where use is being made of DCC content we would be grateful if you would take a moment to notify us of such use in order to assist us in assessing our impact.

Please address such notifications to info@dcc.ac.uk. We also ask that the name of the DCC not be used in advertising or publicity without specific prior written permission.

Liability

While reasonable endeavours will be made to ensure that the information contained on the DCC websites is accurate at the date it was written or added (whichever is most appropriate), we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information and reserve the right to vary without notice any material placed on the DCC servers.

The DCC and the Partner Institutions are not liable for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly from the possession, publication or use of or reliance on that information.

In particular the DCC and the Partner Institutions are not responsible for any information on the website that is provided by third parties or for the content of any other website from which you have accessed this website or to which you may hyperlink from this website.

The contents of the DCC websites should not be construed as legal advice. If in doubt you should speak to your professional advisor.

Opinions expressed on DCC websites are those of the individual author and do not necessarily represent the views of the DCC or the Partner Institutions.