CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY

Institutional Repository Deposit Licence [TEST VERSION]

Purpose of Policy 

Cranfield University supports the long-term preservation of research outputs and the fundamental principle that the outcomes of publicly funded research should be made freely available to all. In order to achieve this, the administrators of the University’s institutional repository, CERES (the “Repository”), need permission from copyright owners to store, copy and manipulate the material deposited in order to ensure that it can be preserved and made available in the future. This Deposit licence is intended to give the repository team the right to do this and to confirm that the depositor has the right to submit the material into the repository. The licence is non-exclusive and so the depositor does not give away any of their rights to the repository or institution. 

Depositor’s declaration 

1. By depositing an item, I (the author(s), copyright owner or assignee) grant a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual licence to Cranfield University to use any works I deposit with the Repository (including the abstract, text, images and related data in the item (the “Work”)) now or in the future as follows: 

1.1. to make copies as necessary to store the Work in the Archive (including for back-up purposes); 
1.2. to distribute copies of the Work worldwide in electronic format via any medium, for the purpose of free access (except for associated media costs); 
1.3. to store electronically, translate, copy or rearrange the work to ensure its future preservation and accessibility; and 
1.4. to incorporate metadata or documentation into public access catalogues for the Work (provided that a citation to the Work will always remain visible) 

2. I warrant and represent that: 

2.1. I am the sole owner of the copyright in the Work or have the express consent of the owner(s) or co-owner(s) of the copyright in the Work and am therefore competent to grant the licence set out in clause 1 above; 
2.2. the work does not and will not infringe the intellectual property rights (including copyright) of any third party; and 
2.3. if the Work has been commissioned, sponsored or supported by any organisation other than Cranfield University, I have fulfilled all of the obligations required by such contract or agreement and there is nothing to prevent me granting the licence set out in clause 1.1 above. 

3. I agree that Cranfield University: 

3.1. is not and will not be under any obligation to reproduce, transmit, broadcast, or display the Work, whether in the same format or using the same software as that in which it was originally created or otherwise; 
3.2. is not and will not be under any obligation to take legal action on behalf of me or other rights holders if there is an infringement of intellectual property rights or any other right in the Work; 
3.3. is entitled to remove the work from the Archive at its own discretion, including for professional or administrative reasons, or if the Work is found to violate the legal rights of any person; 

4. I acknowledge that while every care will be taken to preserve the physical integrity of the Work, Cranfield University accepts no liability, either expressed or implied, for the Work or for the loss of or damage to any of the Work or associated data.
 
Last updated: 12 March 2024, Tim Wales, Library Services

Acknowledgment 

This licence is based on the Royal Holloway, University of London's deposit licence for which grateful thanks are due.