Author: Wilhelmina Randtke

Can I reuse it? Implementing RightsStatements.org to let patrons
know what material can be freely reused in presentations, publications, and courses

What are Rights Statements?

How does it work?

Resources for adding
Statements

Faceting

Training

The RightsStatements:
12 statements:

Rights statements for in copyright objects
The following five rights statements are intended for use with digital objects that are in copyright. If your organization is the rightsholder for such objects and wants to encourage re-use you should consider making the objects available under an open Creative Commons license.
IN COPYRIGHT
IN COPYRIGHT - EU ORPHAN WORK
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
IN COPYRIGHT - RIGHTS-HOLDER(S) UNLOCATABLE OR UNIDENTIFIABLE
Rights statements for objects that are not in copyright
The following four rights statements are intended for works that are not in copyright but where there are restrictions other than copyright that prevent free re-use or where the out of copyright status has only been ascertained for a specific jurisdiction. These rights statements should only be used when it is not possible to use the Public Domain Mark or the CC0 Public Domain Dedication.
NO COPYRIGHT - CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS
NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
NO COPYRIGHT - OTHER KNOWN LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Other rights statements
The following three rights statements are intended for use with digital objects where the copyright status has not been determined with certainty. These should only be used if it is not possible to use a clearer rights statement or license.
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT

Reports

The RightsStatements were finalized in 2016, and introduced by the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). Long term, the DPLA has expressed that a RightsStatements.org value will be required for all contributions. In summer 2018, Florida’s DPLA hub, the Sunshine State Digital Network (SSDN), released metadata guidelines encouraging use of RightsStatements.org .

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