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Many of the collections and individual items in Hannon Library Special Collections / University Archives may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). Special Collections may provide photocopies or other reproductions for private study, scholarship, and research in accordance with exceptions to copyright law for libraries. Special Collections staff cannot offer legal guidance or assistance in obtaining permission to publish copyrighted material. We will, however, be happy to help locate appropriate contact information when possible. Materials published prior to January 1, 1928, may be in the public domain, or no longer protected by copyright law, in the United States. Special Collections claims no intellectual property ownership rights over these materials or photographs and scans made of these materials. If reproducing material is obtained through Special Collections we request that you cite Hannon Library’s Special Collections as the holding institution. The citation for Special Collections materials is: [Item], Special Collections, Hannon Library, Southern Oregon University. It is the responsibility of the user to observe applicable copyright laws as well as any applicable exemptions. If a researcher makes a request for or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction of a copyrighted work for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that researcher may be liable for copyright infringement. Patrons will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Special Collections, Hannon Library, and Southern Oregon University, its officers, employees, and agents against all claims, demands, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees incurred by copyright infringement or any other legal or regulatory cause of action arising from the use of SOU and Hannon Library Special Collections materials.