Copyright

All items deposited in BDEARS are under copyright unless otherwise stated. In most cases, the copyright owner is noted in the full metadata for the item. If the copyright owner is not stated and if the item is not in the public domain, it should be assumed that the item is under copyright, and that the author(s) or publisher is likely to be the copyright owner. If an item is under copyright, a user can use the item under normal fair use doctrine.

Some items in BDEARS may be in the public domain or under a Creative Commons license that explicitly allows specific uses of the content. This information should be in the full metadata for the item and/or stated on the item itself.